THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian official warned a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal on Thursday not to interfere in the country's internal affairs as the Southeast Asian nation marked the overthrow of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime 31 years ago.
Speaking to some 7,000 supporters, Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said it would not allow the court to destroy the country's peace and national reconciliation. He said the tribunal must try only the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders.
The ultra-communist Khmer Rouge regime was overthrown by invading Vietnamese forces on Jan. 7, 1979.
The tribunal is seeking justice for an estimated 1.7 million people who died from execution, overwork, disease and malnutrition as a result of the group's policies during its 1975-79 rule.
The tribunal, which includes both foreign and Cambodian lawyers, has charged five senior Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
"We oppose attempts to use the chamber for ill intentions which would have an impact on peace, national reconciliation and development, which have been our hard-won achievements," Chea Sim, who is also senate president, said in a speech at party headquarters in Phnom Penh.
Some foreign prosecutors have attempted to bring more former Khmer Rouge members before the tribunal, but the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has so far blocked such moves.
Hun Sen and a number of other senior government leaders held positions in the Khmer Rouge, and China, now Cambodia's No. 1 ally, backed the Khmer Rouge regime.
Casting a wider net might ignite tensions and problems for Hun Sen's government and offend the Chinese.
The tribunal tried its first defendant, prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, last year on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture.
Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, commanded S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, where up to 16,000 people were tortured and taken away to be killed. A verdict is expected early this year, and he faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if found guilty. Cambodia has no death penalty.
Speaking to some 7,000 supporters, Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said it would not allow the court to destroy the country's peace and national reconciliation. He said the tribunal must try only the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders.
The ultra-communist Khmer Rouge regime was overthrown by invading Vietnamese forces on Jan. 7, 1979.
The tribunal is seeking justice for an estimated 1.7 million people who died from execution, overwork, disease and malnutrition as a result of the group's policies during its 1975-79 rule.
The tribunal, which includes both foreign and Cambodian lawyers, has charged five senior Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
"We oppose attempts to use the chamber for ill intentions which would have an impact on peace, national reconciliation and development, which have been our hard-won achievements," Chea Sim, who is also senate president, said in a speech at party headquarters in Phnom Penh.
Some foreign prosecutors have attempted to bring more former Khmer Rouge members before the tribunal, but the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has so far blocked such moves.
Hun Sen and a number of other senior government leaders held positions in the Khmer Rouge, and China, now Cambodia's No. 1 ally, backed the Khmer Rouge regime.
Casting a wider net might ignite tensions and problems for Hun Sen's government and offend the Chinese.
The tribunal tried its first defendant, prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, last year on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture.
Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, commanded S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, where up to 16,000 people were tortured and taken away to be killed. A verdict is expected early this year, and he faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if found guilty. Cambodia has no death penalty.
15 comments:
Ah sva - Don't you know that your warning can be alleged as interferring with the court process? Let them do their job otherwise Khmer won't get justice.
Oh come on Mr. Chea Sim be a good sport and face the music....
Cambodia is already at peace and there is no more KR, but only Vietnamese and CPP government with former Khmer Rouge background that hold power and GUNs today.
So if UN can progress with prosecuting all of the KR officials and former KR like Mr. Chea Sim, Hun Sen, Heng Samrin, Hor Num Hong. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL RECONCILATION and true peace and Justice to the people of Cambodia and the victims of the Khmer Rouge and Vietnam Rouge Leaders (K5).
Promise once UN prosecuted them all Cambodia will celebrate, why would any body beside the above CPP official want to go to war? or create civil war, these people who talk about it are the one to is the ROOT CAUSE if Camboida have war...as no one else held that power in Cambodia today.
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.
Now the Khmer killers cpp divert from KR that consisting of vietnamese secret agents in Pol Pot regime scare of what they were doing in the past in Cambodia now they try to hide of all they had done like a cow that has ulcer on it back and try to cover when they see the crow close by(United Nations).
Mr chea sim,hun sen ,sam rin in 31 years you destroy a lot of Cambodia resources and its people,Cambodian people getting poorer and poorer but you and your cpp getting richer and richer by sale Khmer resources to vietnam soon or later vietnam will control Cambodia and when the time is suitable they will create another killing field again.
So please don't sleep to long,31 year if Cambodia was belong to another nation Cambodia not like to day, you snooze you lose and your kin your country will lose also.
Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hun Sen know that they are on the short list of the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, that's why they don't want the courts to dig deep.
They don't want the skeletons in their closet to come out!
Khmer people will only be satisfied when Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, Hun Sen and the Vietnamese government are put on trial by the U.N. Tribunal and held accountable for the murder of 1.7 million people. They must pay for their actions.
You were part of the atrocities, just because you walked away and claimed disassociation, does not mean that you are not guilty of the crime.
It look so grim celebration party, nobody smile?
It is shamed indeed that this tribunal reserves its trial just for Cambodia and its people and not countries who involved in the war.
Richard Nixon is now RIP and buried with hounor with other good former Presidents but his advisor Henry Kissenger is well alive and has the mental capacity to face some music for his advices to "It is Nixon pure doctrine for Cambodia to help themselves".
Don't you Cambodian-American and Lon Nol supporters agree with that?
The CPP must not itself interfering with Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Let the U.N does their jobs. You are indeed fearful since you have had connection with Pot Pot and the crimes against humanity.
7 jan please see
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thanks you
When you killed you fear..
Why the hell Ah Chea Sim said that the court going to destroy the country?
If him and HUN SEN, Heng Samrin not going to stir up the chaos no one would.
Please give us a break and Cambodian not that stupid to make another war.
We just want justice with this court and who killed mass Cambodian.
I hope one day this CPP 3 stooges going to hell and see Saddam soon.
People, don't we know who killed most people? To trust in the UN is to trust in a broken staff. The UN is the most guilty enity on earth.
If the UN really cares they would deal with Vietnam encroachment into Cambodia and not throw their power into the justice system in what happen during the Khmer Rouge Era.
The UN is a false Messiah to save the world. Get to know the dark side of the UN. They have no interest in saving Cambodia and its people only feigning to help but in reality they are wolves in sheep's clothing.
UN is like Communism, if it is not that. If you think KR is bad or CPP, watch out for the UN when they start to control the whole world system. Only the ELITE Rule Supreme. And you will ask: Where is the PEACE that the UN been promising?
What's a worlds class justice????
9:13PM and some say UN is controlling by USA! And UN has all USA, China, Russia, Vietnamomiss, Cambodia, ect.... as members.
Where do you get your PhD?9:13PM same same like ah Kwack????
ah sva, chea sim or ah heup chea si, you look sickness, no brain and mentally the sooner the die the better it is. you are look un healthy when you going to die? by looking at you appearance i could tell you that you have no brain to do any things.
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