Thursday, January 14, 2010

Villagers involved in uprooting border stakes now have a defense lawyer


Thursday, January 14, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

On Wednesday, a human rights organization declared that two villagers, who were charged by the Svay Rieng court of uprooting stakes along the Cambodian-Viet border, have found a lawyer to defend them. According to a communiqué issued by the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) on Wednesday, Sam Sokong, a CHRAC lawyer will defend the cases of Mrs. Meas Srey and Mr. Prum Chea who are currently being jailed in Svay Rieng, as well as three other villagers who have fled. Sam Sokong told The Phnom Penh Post on Wednesday that he will show up in court as planned on 26 January to defend all the 5 villagers above. Hang Chhaya, a facilitator for CHRAC said that there will be no fee for the lawyer provided to defend the villagers because these villagers are very poor.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think it is good to talk about this border issue, considering cambodia can't afford to lose anymore land to vietnam like during the dark ages. viet/youn's westward march or whatever is now history, perhaps cambodia and khmer people are beginning to wake up and perhaps it is our turn to march eastward. hey, nothing last forever as history shown, you know; it's just a matter of time, really! study world history and you will see what i mean: the great roman power waned, the greek civilization which west society derived from waned, the kubla khun gone. so, nothing last forever, really!

Anonymous said...

Five farmers in Svay Rieng province dared to uprooting stakes along Khmer-Vietnam border because they believe a road runner Xam RainXy takes all responsible. In fact, Xam RainXy just used those farmers to promote his political stunt, when his stunt got backfire, he escaped to overseas and leave those farmers in trouble.

I hope at the end of day, the government will pardon to those farmers and take a tough stand with Cambodian trouble maker Xam RainXy.

Khmer in Sydney CBD

Anonymous said...

that makes sense, how clever of him (mr. sam rainsy) to exploit or take advantage of under-educated or the khmer villagers like this? and he supposed to be a good leader? you have to think twice about giving too much credit to him like that. good analysis, here.

in cambodia, usually the educated take full advantage like exploit those who they considered less educated than them, really. that's the remnant of the old society, however, i'm optimistic that cambodian society will be a lot better in the near future, that is, not so much class or status anymore, only time will tell, really. old habit dies hard as they say it, you know!

Anonymous said...

Those farmers and Mr. Sam Raingsy are the Khmer Heros. They dare to stand up protecting our territory from yourn.

Anonymous said...

khmer xitney

i don't know if ah hun xen or sam rainsy that take advantage of uneducated khmer farmers. you'd better go to ask those farmers who they believe are the honest guy- rainsy or hun xen ? not when your puppet dog gave those farmers' land to its yuon master.

if you want clearer explanation give me a buzz on 0410 632 732

Khmer from Springwood in the Blue Mountains

Anonymous said...

1:02PM, you need more education, ma,, but not from this Xmer in shitney. He knows nothing about education. His education is limited to Bachelor of Shitology (BS) from Chea Chamroeun Institute. I hope when more Khmer are better educated, you included, Cambodia will be a better place, if the yuons are not breeding fast enough in our backyard.

Khmer from Springwood, Blue Mountains

Anonymous said...

What the hell is Sam Rainsy. He knows that he has immunity and can run away, and did he think about the people who have nowhere to run? He should do it alone. Now, all idiot is doing is running around and barking like a homeless dog!

Anonymous said...

Sam Rainsy only did his job to protect the farmers who losing their lands, stolen by they uons at the connivance of your dog hun xen. Have you read Ker Kim Yan's report regarding Khmer lands being violated by the yuons ? Are you blind ? You don't deserve a piece of paper from UTS, UNSW or Sydney Uni, or UWS. Ypou are too ignorant to let hun xen lead by the nose, like sheep. Most Khmer are still living in dark hole. I hope your stay in Sydney will crack open your thick skull so you can be enlightened a bit more, at least to see Khmer are being seriously at risk of losing more and more land to the yuon.

Hun Xen is trying to divert attention from the yuon to the siam.

Khmer from Springwood, Blue Mountains

Anonymous said...

Rainsy is homeless dog, but with mentality like you and your yuon dog slave hun xen, the whole Khmer nation will be homeless - full of homeless dogs within your lifetime.

Khmer are witnessing live the second Kampuchea Krom, with Hun Xen leasing for 90 years of bordert lands to the yuons for plantation. Didn't CheyChettha 2 started off by leasing the land to the yuon ?

How dumb are Khmer leaders, the type of ah pler hun xen ?

Anonymous said...

khmer from Springwood ,Blue Mountain,
Thanks for your precises comment , I can't believe in the 21st century there still have to many idiotic one from Shitney ,perhaps this guy one of Hun Sen youn dandruff dog who came to spy the oversea people . Please do not worry when you go up and you'll be go down unavoidable that is the nature rules.
Youn stealing Cambodian laand at daylighting Hun Sen and it clowns jailing , chasing the people that dare to protest and protect khmer territory . What is matters with that traitor Hun Sen and Vietnamese' son in Shitney?
Khmer from Loma Linda ,California USA

Anonymous said...

As a responsible leader, Mr. Rainsy should come back and take all the responsibility and confront the government, not just shouting from France.

These people should be applauded for protecting Khmer land, but they shouldn't be used as a "kon ook" by any politician.

CK

Khmer people said...

The Vietnamese violated the International Laws, United Nations Resolution Paris Peace Agreements in 1991, Cambodian National Security, Secrecy and Privacy acts, the Khmer Laws of the 1900’s, the French Bonne map of 1954 by encroaching and moving the border markers. The Cambodia-Vietnam border demarcation started in 2005 to be completed by 2008 but the Vietnamese has changed to 2012. The United Nations must inspect every new border markers according to the French Bonne map of 1954 accurately and precisely with today technology. All the border markers the Vietnamese has been installed are not official without the United Nations, ASEAN, and International Community supervision, inspection and protect by the United Nations peacekeepers. Hun Sen keep silence on the Cambodia-Vietnam border demarcation and declares war on Cambodia-Thai border for Preah Vihear temple and surrounding area of 5 sq. km. While Cambodia (181,600 sq. km.) is still occupy and control by the Vietnamese government. Hun Sen will punish any Cambodian who anti-Vietnamese on the border issues and the Vietnamese living in Cambodia. It is a deadly consequence to all the Cambodian under the Vietnamese supervision and land-grabbed by forced evictions. The Vietnamese is using the Cambodian elites to kill the poor Cambodian same as the Khmer Rouge killing fields. This time is the Vietnamese systems smooth, unnoticed, and unknown to the outside World as we describes and we called the Vietnamese planned SILENCE HOLOCAUST.

All Khmer people and government must protect and save Khmer people and land blame each other is not going to solve any problems. For the government must learn from your boss not do what ever your boss demands.

Anonymous said...

This court system is " guity until proven innocent ".

They can lock you up or kill you first.

Anonymous said...

CPP uses the words LAWS, COURTS and TRIBUNAL to jail Khmers.
CPP uses the word DEVELOPMENT to steals lands from Khmers.
CPP uses the words STABILITY and PEACE to gives Khmers lands to Yuons.
They do exactly like Khmers rouges.

Anonymous said...

Its good that this issue and story is up and above for sure. If not, Hun sen will never bring this isuse or defend the border. After 33 years, the cpp never dare raise this issue. They never will, even another 33 years in power under hanoi.

Thank you Mr Sam Rainsy, or whoever dares to protects khmer and it border.

Riddick

Anonymous said...

Don't you mean a "pretense lawyer?"
Good luck to those poor Cambodia. Injustice ia awaiting for them.

Anonymous said...

Khmer from Springwood, Blue Mountains,
Thank you for all your educated comments and insights. It's tough when you have to argue with people who can't rationalize clearly. That is certainly the plight of Mr. Rainsy, poor guy, he has to deal with these barbarians on a daily bases.
Unbelievable, some people on here, have the audacity to try defend Hun Sen's traitorous actions. The Shit has hit the fan and we can all smell your bullshit!
Mr. Rainsy and all the Villagers are my Heroes, they are standing up against a ruling party that only stands to steal, kill, and profit from Khmer People and Khmer Land!
Only the blind,clueless and traitorous people support what CPP and Hun Sen are doing to Srok Khmer!