Sam Rainsy is currently thought to be in FranceFriday, 1 January 2010
BBC News
The Cambodian government has issued an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy for failing to appear in court over a border dispute.
Mr Rainsy is alleged to have encouraged villagers to uproot markers on the frontier with Vietnam in October 2009.
Mr Rainsy has claimed that Vietnam is encroaching on Cambodian territory, a highly sensitive issue.
The Cambodia's parliament stripped opposition leader Sam Rainsy of his immunity from prosecution in November.
"The arrest warrant for Sam Rainsy was issued on Tuesday by Svay Rieng provincial court," Sam Rainsy's lawyer Choung Chou Ngy told AFP.
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In an email from France, Mr Rainsy told Reuters he would not appear in court because the case against him was politically motivated.
"The court in Cambodia is just a political tool for the ruling party to crack down on the opposition," he said.
"I will let this politically subservient court prosecute me in absentia because its verdict is known in advance."
Mr Rainsy's lawyer said the opposition leader had been charged with inciting racial discrimination and intentionally damaging property when he allegedly uprooted the border markings saying they were illegally placed by Vietnam.
A Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann called the move was "a plan organised by the ruling party to intimidate and to threaten members of opposition party".
"Sam Rainsy has done nothing wrong. He just fulfilled his duty as a member of parliament," he said.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan said the court was acting independently of politics and that anyone summoned to court should appear.
Vietnam is a growing investor in Cambodia.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on 26 December to support billions of dollars of Vietnamese investments.
Cambodia and Vietnam officially began demarcating their contentious border in September 2006, in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes.
The 1,270-kilometre (790-mile) border has remained essentially unmarked and vague since French colonial times, with stone markers and boundary flags having disappeared, while trees once lining it were cut down.
Mr Rainsy is alleged to have encouraged villagers to uproot markers on the frontier with Vietnam in October 2009.
Mr Rainsy has claimed that Vietnam is encroaching on Cambodian territory, a highly sensitive issue.
The Cambodia's parliament stripped opposition leader Sam Rainsy of his immunity from prosecution in November.
"The arrest warrant for Sam Rainsy was issued on Tuesday by Svay Rieng provincial court," Sam Rainsy's lawyer Choung Chou Ngy told AFP.
No show
In an email from France, Mr Rainsy told Reuters he would not appear in court because the case against him was politically motivated.
"The court in Cambodia is just a political tool for the ruling party to crack down on the opposition," he said.
"I will let this politically subservient court prosecute me in absentia because its verdict is known in advance."
Mr Rainsy's lawyer said the opposition leader had been charged with inciting racial discrimination and intentionally damaging property when he allegedly uprooted the border markings saying they were illegally placed by Vietnam.
A Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann called the move was "a plan organised by the ruling party to intimidate and to threaten members of opposition party".
"Sam Rainsy has done nothing wrong. He just fulfilled his duty as a member of parliament," he said.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan said the court was acting independently of politics and that anyone summoned to court should appear.
Vietnam is a growing investor in Cambodia.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on 26 December to support billions of dollars of Vietnamese investments.
Cambodia and Vietnam officially began demarcating their contentious border in September 2006, in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes.
The 1,270-kilometre (790-mile) border has remained essentially unmarked and vague since French colonial times, with stone markers and boundary flags having disappeared, while trees once lining it were cut down.
14 comments:
Happy New Year to Phay Siphan.
Then, let's get started for the new year idea.
Phay Siphan, you are an idiot. You know that you are one of the Youn's slave. Remember this Phay Siphan. If you don't unite Khmer for a survival from Youn Hanoi, even you, your family,and your extended family will become Youn's slave on your own ancesstor land.
Cambodia, wich can be compared to Champa, is under tight grib control from Youn Hanoi. How long you can continue to bark?
Svay Rieng provincial court and other courts in Cambodia are Vietnameses courts.
Hun Xen, Chea Sim, & Heng Samrin work for youn.
So we (khmer)have to remove them out.
អាយួនបង្គាប់ អាខ្មែរធ្វើតាម។បើអាយួនធ្វើបាបខ្មែរកម្ពុជាក្រោម អាខ្មែរ CPP គ្មានហ៊ានក្អកជាមួយយួនទាល់តែសោះ ។ពួកអាកំសាកអស់នេះខ្លាំងតែជាមួយខ្មែរគ្នាអែង ។គួរឲ្យខ្មាស់បរទេសណាស់។ចងករងាប់ឲ្យអស់ទៅមិនដឹងជារស់ក្បាលក្ដស្អីទេ ។
I hope one day, when I read KI news, there would be a report that Hun Sen is chetroy as Ah Hok Lundy. If it is the case, I will have a party momentarily.
Ngob oy chab tov ah Chhke Hun Sen.
Vietnam is hurried to occupy Cambodia economically and by power. The arrest warrant is made by order the Vietnamese. Therefore, please Cambodian people and opposition members be prepared for these.
When is someone going to put this monkey fucker in jail forever? Talk about you,Sam.
Sam Rainsy is a coward and an idiot. He better worship Mu Sochua, at least she is brave enough to go to court. Sam Rainsy run and hide in France. Soon he will beg Hun Sen to ask the king for pardon. But I don't think HS will let him off the hook this time.
12:22PM and 11:18PM you should also asked your Derachan bosses why they run away from Pol Pot when they were wanted in 1976? Why weren't they stay in Cambodia to face with Pol Pot? SR choose Not to face with Kagaroo court is the smart decision. SR willing to sacrify his life for Khmer poor such as your relatives, your friends evern your siblings who oppressed by current regime unlike your Derachan bosses they sacrify for DOLLARS.
CPP members want to jail Sam Rainsy because they are afraid of Sam Rainsy.
They know that Sam Raingsy will be the next Prime Minister.
Khmers will never accept that Vietnameses take Cambodia.
CPP shows Khmers that it works for Vietnam.
Now, it's clear, Khmers are convinced that CPP is Yuon slave.
This is the end of CPP.
please don't throw me into the brier patch!! (Brear Rabbit)
តុលាការខេត្តស្វាយរៀង ចេញដីកាបង្គាប់ឲ្យប៉ូលិស តាមចាប់ខ្លួន សម រង្ស៊ី យកមកដាក់គុកព្រៃសរ ចំនួនប្រាំឆ្នាំ។ សម រង្ស៊ី កំពុងរត់ទៅពួន នៅឯប្រទេសបារាំង។ ដីកាតាមចាប់ខ្លួន សម រង្ស៊ី ចុះថ្ងៃទី២៩ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ បានមកដល់ដៃមេធាវីការពារ សម រង្ស៊ី នៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៣១ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ នេះហ៊ើយ !។
ជីវិតនយោបាយ សម រង្ស៊ី ត្រូវចប់ហ៊ើយ !
បើជីវិតនយោបាយ សម រង្សី ត្រូវ ចប់ ពួកអា CPP អែងក័មិនយូរដែរ ឲ្យតែយួនយកខ្មែរបាន ក្បាលហ្អែងរាល់គ្នាច្បាស់ជាយួនយកទៅដំកល់ធ្វើចង្ក្រានដាំតែអុងមិនខាន។
CPP/Yuorn probably just want Kem Sockka to run for the next election on behalf of both parties. Will SR agree to that, or will there be a chaos?
SR will be khmer leader, all CPP were working for yuon. Yuon is the evil, they want to take khmer, they stole the land from khmer and those leaders still enjoying power without protecting the country. I am so sick of Hun Sen and CPP! When will be the time that you all get enough whealth and start governed the country for your own name in the khmer history as Chaw Warraman VII? Leading the country over 30 long year to hell, most of the people were struggle for their daily life.
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