By Tim Johnston
Financial Times (UK)
Sam Rainsy, the leader of Cambodia’s largest opposition party, has been sentenced to two years in jail after a closed court found him guilty of pulling up posts used to demarcate the border between Cambodia and Vietnam.
Mr Rainsy, currently in Paris, said the conviction was politically motivated. He had led a protest last October to highlight what he said was land encroachment by Vietnam.
“I don’t care about this sentence,” Mr Rainsy said. “I will continue to fight for justice for Cambodians who are victimised by land grabbing, including border encroachment.”
Parliament, which is dominated by the Cambodian People’s party of Hun Sen, prime minister, lifted Mr Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity so he could be tried on charges of destruction of public property and inciting a criminal act.
Two villagers who accompanied Mr Rainsy on the protest were sentenced to a year in prison each.
Human rights groups say the CPP uses its control over parliament and politicised courts to intimidate the opposition. “Hun Sen was looking for an excuse to have Sam Rainsy removed from parliament and marginalised,” said Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch.
The government said the courts made decisions independent of any outside influence.
Mr Rainsy, currently in Paris, said the conviction was politically motivated. He had led a protest last October to highlight what he said was land encroachment by Vietnam.
“I don’t care about this sentence,” Mr Rainsy said. “I will continue to fight for justice for Cambodians who are victimised by land grabbing, including border encroachment.”
Parliament, which is dominated by the Cambodian People’s party of Hun Sen, prime minister, lifted Mr Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity so he could be tried on charges of destruction of public property and inciting a criminal act.
Two villagers who accompanied Mr Rainsy on the protest were sentenced to a year in prison each.
Human rights groups say the CPP uses its control over parliament and politicised courts to intimidate the opposition. “Hun Sen was looking for an excuse to have Sam Rainsy removed from parliament and marginalised,” said Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch.
The government said the courts made decisions independent of any outside influence.
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“I don’t care about this sentence,” Mr Rainsy said. “I will continue to fight for justice for Cambodians who are victimised by land grabbing, including border encroachment.”
THANK YOU MR. RAINSY FOR YOUR TOUGHNESS. THANK YOU FOR BEING STRONG! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD INTENTION FOR OUR PEOPLE AND COUNTRY.
THANK YOU INFINITY!!!!!!!!! TIL I DIE.
ជិតអស់ដីនៅទាំងបក្សទាំងពួករបស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាហើយសែនសប្បាយចិត្តណាស់
ពីព្រោះអស់ពួកអគតិរស់នៅស្រុកខ្មែរទៀតហើយ។
HM Sihanouk's mansion near the independence monument was used as an Embassy of North Korea. When the contract expired several years ago, HM mentioned that he wanted his mansion to turn into a national museum for all Khmers after he passed away. Somehow, that mansion was demolished and became a nice prestigeous lot for Hun Sen's new mansion (the one he intended to use for Thaksin's guest house). If anyone has any information regarding this story, please share!
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
Someone please deliver this message to all those CPP cronies; the most corrupted officials in the world. Be warned we know each and everyone of you, where u live, where you eat, and even where all your mistresses are. So you can hide and pretend to be a dumb ass all you want. Your time will come soon enough - your days are numbered, I pity your innocent family, kids. You have no shame, and you call yourself Khmer? You better off being a Viet slave that you. In fact,you better start contemplating about hiding yourself there.. somewhere deep underground- soon to be your only safe haven. Haha..that is until we nuke you to hell.
God bless!
This CPP regime is becoming more and more a fool to the Cambodian people, the world and its own members. It prides itself in its stupidity and ignorance. As it acts out its own Shakespearean tragi-comedic play, the people suffer and Khmer dignity is dragged through the feces infested mud. The CPP is committing national suicide... there is no difference between the Khmer Rouge mentality and that of the current regime. The Khmer people do not want to be known by its stupid leaders, but we are now if we don't respond to this stupidity by voting out these ignorant beasts.
From 27th January 2010 onward, Xam Rainxy is a convicted criminal.
It's so obvious for criminal, they have never admitted their crime but at the same time, they always try to say or show something to cover up their crime but no matter what they crying out, no one is going to believe or take criminal's word seriously.
Since Xam Rainxy has uprooting border markings, he is often said that he will take this border's issue to International Court, but so far, there is no International Court. Right now, through interview with Radio Free Asia, he is shameless mentioned about International Court again. When he will complaint to International Court?? As I am aware, International Court in Xam Rainxy's view could be in Beijing and the judge is former King Sihanouk.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
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