Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Trial date set in Rainsy case

Monday, 11 January 2010
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Observers will want to know whether or not the trial will give justice.
SVAY Rieng provincial court has summoned opposition leader Sam Rainsy and five villagers to appear in court on January 27 to face charges stemming from the removal of wooden markers near the border with Vietnam.

Choung Choungy, Sam Rainsy’s lawyer, said Sunday that he received a court summons signed by court prosecutor Keo Thea on Friday and would appear to defend his client, who is currently overseas.

“I maintain my stance that this story is not a criminal case, and that [Sam Rainsy] is not wrong because he did what he did as a representative of the people,” he said.

“This is not a criminal case, but a political story.”

Sam Rainsy has been charged with racial incitement and purposely destroying border-demarcation poles after a Buddhist ceremony in Svay Rieng province’s Chantrea district on October 25. Villagers claimed the markers were placed in their fields by Vietnamese authorities, prompting opposition concerns that Cambodian authorities are turning a blind eye to border encroachments.

A warrant was issued for Sam Rainsy’s arrest after he failed to appear in court on December 28 for questioning in relation to the incident.

Five local villagers – Meas Srey, 39, Prom Chea, 41, Prak Koeun, 38, Prak Chea, 28, and Neang Phally, 39 – were also charged with destroying the border markers and have been summoned to appear in court on the same day.

Two of those named, Meas Srey and Prom Chea, have been detained by local authorities, and the other three remain on the run after failing to appear in court last month.

Nget Nara, provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc, said the trial of Sam Rainsy and the villagers would draw the attention of many national and international human rights observers.

“This story is very important because it is related to the border issue and the lifting of Sam Rainsy’s [parliamentary] immunity. Observers will want to know whether or not the trial will give justice to Sam Rainsy and those people,” he said.

Judge Koam Chhean, who is handling the case, could not be reached on Sunday.

22 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:44 AM

    Mr. Rainsy should not appear in this injustice court system. We all already know the result. The court controlled by CPP and CPP interest only not its population.

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  2. Anonymous1:47 AM

    Ah Kwak Kbot Cheat court system is a joke and disgraceful! Only idiots respect and honored such systems!

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  3. Anonymous1:51 AM

    Ah Kwak court also traitor! People support his system is also traitor!

    Sam Rainsy oppose this traitors and people should support him.

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  4. Anonymous2:06 AM

    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.

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  5. Anonymous2:08 AM

    To KI Media

    Thank you for asking "The Hero or the Traitor?".

    Sam Rainsy is a hero.
    Because Sam Rainsy defend Khmer peoples and Khmer territories.
    That's why Sam Rainsy got assassinated attempt many times already by the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime.

    Hun Sen is a traitor.
    Because Hun Sen work for the Veitnamese, has no intension to defend Khmer peoples and Khmer territories.  Infact Hun Sen give away our territories.

    Since Hun Sen been in power thirty one years ago, Cambodia loose Koh Tral along with almost half of ocean territory to Veitnam.

    About the Khmer peoples, Hun Sen wants Khmer peoples to vote for his party the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime at the same time, his regime burn down poor Khmer peoples home to the ground and leave them homeless.  The Khmer Rouge Regime (CPP) beat up poor Khmer peoples and use their bias courts to send victims to jail.

    Whoever voted for the Cambodian People's Party are traitor.

    Traitor = Joun Kbot Jeat

    If anyone don't believe me, just ask your children, they would tell you that you are a traitor.   

    Hun Sen is a Khmer Rouge.
    Khmer Rouges are responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
    Hun Sen is continue to kill innocent Khmer peoples.
    The Cambodian People's Party Khmer Rouge Regime are killing innocent Khmer peoples. 

    Should the Khmer peoples proud of Hun Sen for the job well done?

    I knows that Thes Meas and New Phally prouds of a murderer (Hun Sen).

    In Cambodia a murderers become kings.
    Somdech Hun Sen
    Somdech Chea Sim
    Somdech Heng Samrin

    In the United States of America a murderers become prisoners, some get many years in prison, some get life in prison and in some states a murderer get execute.  But none will become king.

    by
    Victim of Khmer Rouge Regimes

    Khmer Rouge 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...

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  6. Anonymous2:21 AM

    Come on let face the thruth!

    Only the poor and hepless Cambodian that the king never pardon!

    Have good Neukmam King and Kong and Kongee too!

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  7. Anonymous3:18 AM

    MR. SAM RAINGSY is innocence by the International Laws, the people that prosecute him are Criminal People Party is the Vietnamese slave.

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  8. Anonymous3:34 AM

    Hello,

    I do believe the court must take Hun Sen to trail why MR. SAM RAINGSY?

    Red-Ant.

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  9. Anonymous3:38 AM

    There's no government in the world is so corrupted as Hun Sen's. This government tries the patriots and let the invaders go free.

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  10. Anonymous3:43 AM

    Hello Khmer People,

    People voted Hus Sen in hope of he stands for Khmer people rights, but now he is the King of Betrayer of country,

    vote him out!!!
    vote him out!!!
    vote him out!!!
    vote him out!!!
    vote him out!!!

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  11. Anonymous4:00 AM

    When Hun Sen wants to steal lands from Khmers he create LAWS to do it.
    When Hun Sen wants to jail Khmers he uses court to do it.
    When Hun Sen wants to give lands to Yuons he says ECONOMY, he syas DEVELOPMENT.
    He acts exactely like Khmer rouges.

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  12. Khmer people4:01 AM

    Today Khmer people are living in hardship, jobless, suffering, homelessness, etc. under the CPP. The CPP prosecute Mr. Sam Raingsy is a blow to all the Khmer people in the world that the current government is on the Vietnamese side and ignoring the Khmer people suffering and dying. What ever the Vietnamese supporting, developed, businesses, investments, and etc. are to supported and created jobs for the Vietnamese living in Cambodia only the Khmer people get nothing. It is reducing the Khmer population growth because the lack of free medical care, health care, foods, government supports, jobs, housing, schooling, security, safety, and etc.

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  13. Anonymous4:29 AM

    Hun Sen legal systems = guilty as charge
    Any question?

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  14. Anonymous4:35 AM

    You juge victim to please thief.
    Which justice you are talking about band of idiots ?
    Monkeys with PHD.

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  15. Anonymous4:53 AM

    People should not call Hun Xen by name or his unrealistic title, ahkek moha sena batey decho or the 5 stars general. His name should refere to "AH KWAK KBOT CHEAT".

    somlap ah kwak kbot cheat as soon as possible for any chance of saving cambodia. a few more years under ah kwak kbot cheat ruling it will not be any cambodia left to defend. have people in cambodia realized or they just waite and waite to see their nation demolish. we all know it will as long as ah kwak kbot cheat still in power.

    SOMLAP VEA THOUVE! SOMLAP VEA OUY OSS MOUY POUCH! MUN VEA SOMLAP NIRNG TVEAR BAB KHMER YEARNG THAR TOUVE TEATH. KHMER NOV EA SROK KMEAN NEAK NA KLA HAN SOSS. SOK CHET SLAM NIRNG ROSS DOUY VATE THA NEA. KHMER EAY KHMER AVEY KOR PLEAR THEANG OSS KNEAR YANG NISS. JEANG 14,000,000 NEAK SOK CHET VATE THA NEA THEANG OSS. BAR MIN JOUY KLOUN EANG KMEAN NEAK NA JOUY BAN THEA. KOM SONGKIM NEAK NOV KRAV PRO THEASE PI PROSS KEAY BAN SOK HOUY MIN KVAL NEAK EANG THEA.

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  16. Anonymous5:34 AM

    Gov't needs to find ways to work together as a team. Life is not always about you or me, its about "us", if we keep on fighting, we will lose everything. All gov't need to focus on what else need to be done? avoid personal conflict at all cost! if khmer don't love khmer no one in the world will!. Alot of us who are living abroad have faced with all sort of challenges in their lives, like struggling with English as second language, racism and other intimidation like even you have completed a degree they would still favour their citizen over you which is normal because they love their people more than you. So, if you don't love each other you will allow other to abuse you. One other thing is no other place like home, so gov't need to act now and act fast to have a system in place to help the poor. Gov't need to focus on generating from race, fish, oil, gold etc. It would be great if gov't build 1000s of factories around the country, each factory, e.g. specialised in different goods, like dried fish packaging factory etc and than sign a contract with buyers oversea etc. Don't let other nation buy cheap from you and then they will make millions of it while you earn almost nothing!!!!. Be smarter! People come first or else it will be like pol pot where he kept all the money in swiz and now all gone for nothing where all of these monies used to belong to the death. Now swis have it all. k. Intelligent

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  17. Anonymous9:00 AM

    5:34AM, I agree but good luck informing the tyrant government. CPP don't care about others but themself this is our problem. This is why we have the most corrupted government in Asia. The opposition are glad to work together to benefits the people and nation. But instead they got trouble for opposing the government unethical ruling. You know what I mean....

    It's easy for you and I to say but with CPP, government is like pooring water over a duck head. I am sure you have heard Hun Xen speech. Power hungry, don't give a shit about anybody or the nation.

    If you can convince Hun Xen and his CPP clan to listen then I respect your opinion above.

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  18. Anonymous11:14 AM

    The law was clear. He choose to ignore it for publicity reasons. He has to be accountable for his actions. He's in the position he wants to be so he can beat the drum of so-called injustice.

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  19. Anonymous11:53 AM

    dear bro.. sam rainsy,

    we wish you a best luck regarding go back to the uncivilised kongarou courte's hunsen. don't worry hunsen couldn't do anything becuz the human right watchdog agencies will be 24 hours to supervise the hunsen's action. be strong and fearless when face to hunsen, he is just a hanoi puppet.

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  20. Anonymous12:33 PM

    the result of trial can be foreseen: Mr. Sam will be found guilty. This is because the present court is CCP's tool for punishing those who dare to protect Khmers and their boons but oppose H S, his elite families and groups and VN's interests.

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  21. Anonymous2:08 PM

    Has the court look into the other posts that the Viet authurity removed with the help of the CPP.
    Has any of them been prosecuted, the the people in charges of managing the board have their immunity removed?

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  22. Anonymous2:52 PM

    Sam Rainsy has French Nationality. Khmer People (Mrs. Meas Srey and Mr. Prum Chea ) have not Foreign Nationality like Sam Rainsy. So when something happen.. Mr. SAM RAINSY go away abroad but both of them can not like him. I don't believe Mr. Sam Rainsy because he never responsible what he did and when something happen he gone abroad. especially when Cambodia have war happen where Mr. Sam Rainsy live???? live comfortabe in abroad . When Country has full of happiness, he come and sought at this and that like crasy man.
    if you are a strong man, Why not holding the gun to the war field and fire with Khmer Rough????

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