Kem Sokha, president of the Human Rights party, speaks at party headquarters on Monday about his recent visit to the US. (Photo by: Pha Lina)Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
HUMAN Rights Party (HRP)President Kem Sokha has again called on the country’s opposition parties to join forces in a bid to challenge the dominance of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party at future elections, expressing hope that a merger could happen later this year.
“The HRP wants to call on all nationalists and democrats to open talks to create this alliance urgently in 2010,” Kem Sokha said at a press conference on Monday. He also chided the Sam Rainsy Party – the country’s largest opposition group – for not taking the initiative in the push for a merger.
“The ball is in the SRP’s court, so we will wait to see whether SRP plays or not,” he said.
Kem Sokha was “100 percent” certain of a merger between the HRP and other opposition forces, but said the SRP’s involvement in the plan was still uncertain. “If the SRP wants to merge tomorrow, the HRP will merge tomorrow,” he added.
Kem Sokha said that during his recent visit to the United States he noted support for a united opposition party that would secure Cambodia’s territorial integrity and bar illegal immigration. “They want to see democrats merge on a democratic basis,” he said.
Mu Sochua, deputy secretary general of the SRP, said the party’s stance on the merger had not changed, and that an alliance must be based on democratic change.
“We have the will to merge, but only a merger that would prompt change and strengthen human rights and democracy in Cambodia,” she said.
CPP officials mocked the notion of an opposition merger, saying the parties’ track record for cooperation did not bode well for the plan.
“The CPP is fearless,” said senior party lawmaker Cheam Yeap. The opposition parties “cannot live together for a long time. They have talked about a merger for a long time and so far they are still the same, it still hasn’t appeared”.
When contacted on Monday, Pen Sangha, spokesman for the Nationalist Party, would not respond to Kem Sokha’s appeal for a merger, saying that his announcement for a union of “democratic and nationalist” groups did not refer to any specific parties.
“Kem Sokha should be clearer than this: He should write a letter stating specific names,” Pen Sangha said.
“The HRP wants to call on all nationalists and democrats to open talks to create this alliance urgently in 2010,” Kem Sokha said at a press conference on Monday. He also chided the Sam Rainsy Party – the country’s largest opposition group – for not taking the initiative in the push for a merger.
“The ball is in the SRP’s court, so we will wait to see whether SRP plays or not,” he said.
Kem Sokha was “100 percent” certain of a merger between the HRP and other opposition forces, but said the SRP’s involvement in the plan was still uncertain. “If the SRP wants to merge tomorrow, the HRP will merge tomorrow,” he added.
Kem Sokha said that during his recent visit to the United States he noted support for a united opposition party that would secure Cambodia’s territorial integrity and bar illegal immigration. “They want to see democrats merge on a democratic basis,” he said.
Mu Sochua, deputy secretary general of the SRP, said the party’s stance on the merger had not changed, and that an alliance must be based on democratic change.
“We have the will to merge, but only a merger that would prompt change and strengthen human rights and democracy in Cambodia,” she said.
CPP officials mocked the notion of an opposition merger, saying the parties’ track record for cooperation did not bode well for the plan.
“The CPP is fearless,” said senior party lawmaker Cheam Yeap. The opposition parties “cannot live together for a long time. They have talked about a merger for a long time and so far they are still the same, it still hasn’t appeared”.
When contacted on Monday, Pen Sangha, spokesman for the Nationalist Party, would not respond to Kem Sokha’s appeal for a merger, saying that his announcement for a union of “democratic and nationalist” groups did not refer to any specific parties.
“Kem Sokha should be clearer than this: He should write a letter stating specific names,” Pen Sangha said.
44 comments:
Idiot, along with another idiot named, Sam Rainsy, is not going anywhere far. This same bullshit was raised like years ago.
You are the idiot! It's people like you that stand in the way of real change! I guess you like to support the traitor Hun Sen and CPP. More land-grabbing. illegal logging, corruption, immunity, the further exploitation and the sale of Cambodia to foreigners is what you want?
This Kem Sokha idiot is annoying...
Call for merge but never do anything to help!
This idiot never said a words against CPP in the National Assembly.
This idiot never dare to oppose CPP such as border encroachment, land confiscations, etc...
This idiot already owned by CPP before he released from Prey Sar jail to form HRP to distract SRP.
This idiot brother is with CPP.
This idiot has long long corruptions history when he was with CHHIR.
This idiot is a snake. He wants to merge but going around to villages to villages criticising SRP hope to steal some supporters. He won't dare to do the same behind his master, CPP.
To make it short. This idiot, Kem Sokha and his clans, HRP is CPP's Puppets.
CAN ANYONE INCLUDING INCLUDING HRP SUPPORTERS TELL EVERYONE HERE WHAT HAVE KEM SOKHA AND HRP HAVE DONE OPPOSING CPP TO HELP CAMBODIANS AND CAMBODIA NATIONS?
On behalf of Khmer People we all want to merge but we are so worry that just Funsinpec, We SRP use to merge with then betray just join with CPP to get Power only not for national reason!
Now I also support for Kem Sokha but I am not so clear about him!!!
So I want Kem Sokha to do something that would help the merger confident !
We can not blame for SRP for late to merge with HRP but SRP has alot of Lesson with Prince Norodom Ranarith, and with the other after that they defect to join with CPP to get power and release SRP !!!
Be Think More SRP before you join!!
Mam Sonundo and Kem Sokha must be do everything for the nation not for your own power!!
I love your speech I love your action nowaday but I am not sure about the future!!
From Khmer People
If Kem Sokha is good he would joint the opposition before form his own party first then wants to merge.
Think about people! It is too obvious. How else he formed his party so fast and easily right after got out from CPP jail if he's not working under CPP nose....
SRP should not trust Kem Sokha. Kem Sokha, HRP is bacterias sent by CPP with a mission to infect SRP inner organs. Everyone has little mind would see this....
SRP should ignore Kem Sokha nonsense. There's much more others to put efforts to then waisting time with this spoiled apple.
Kem Sokha, you are dreaming and too ambitous.
You have been betraying a lot of people!
Kem Sokha should be join with SRP if you are pure and then don't care about the name of party because the reason that SRP name this party SRP because of SRP had lesson from the past that they join with SRP then defect to make new party that has the same name so I am confident with SRP to keep their present name better changing to new name cos it is meaningless to HRP to change the new name !! H.E Kem Sokha should be understand about the past lesson!!
You should be dare enough to join with SRP we all support you!!
SRP has suffer enough from the merging problem, now SRP still in trouble with CPP about border issue, and said nothing about those problem, Be willing to show up your true will to all khmer to know!
I AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS ABOVE REGARDING KEM SOKHA, HRP.
I ALSO THINK KEM SOKHA AND HIS HRP IS A ROTTEN ROOTS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH SRP STONE.
HRP do nothing for Khmer people and Nation since he created his party (HRP), he used CHHIR to fine popular from people and later after corruption in CHHIR he set up a party by using Human Right. all what I see Kem Sokha do nothing just talk talk every places he went to met people get around and listen to him and HRP. He want to show up that he is a good man that people have to choose him to be a PM of Cambodia.democratic basis is his face but behind Corruption and untruth.
I wondered what Kem Sokha is doing. When Sam Rainsy is fighting with CPP on border issue;Kem Sokha come out and say opposition must merge,merge and merge every time. This is political tactic using to withdraw people'attraction on border issue to merger. Hun Sen has done already through his visiting to Western border. I thought that Kem Sokha is Hun Sen puppet.
Please don't believe 100% of my point but you all shall wait and see this guy activity.
There is no doubt that Sokha Kem is working for Hun Xen. IRI has report of the relationship between Sokha Kem and Hun Xen. Where the hell Sokha Kem’s money come from to form political party and to spend for campaign. Sokha Kem could not save Funcinpec and Lok Ta Son San party as well as Sonando Mam could not save his party (Sambok Khmom). Sonando is not happy because her sisters work for Sokha. She loss much money during the campaign. Now, Sonando wants to make money from politic. SRP crazy if they eliminate SRP name.
Dear lok Kem sokha,
I agree your politic opinion.
In the eyes of the world, Mr. Kim Sokha is a good man, but SRP is larger. To merge is to get into SRP's party and not the other way around or disolving it. Also, because the SRP's party is well known by the people outside of Cambodia.
If merging is impossible, you should not fight each other but cooperate what you can cooperate in the framework of national interst and democracy.
What is bad that democratic parties keep fighting and critizing each other rather than focusing on fighing CPP.
We all know that non of opposition party is competative to CPP. Sam Ransy is the leading opposition party in Cambodia but unable to lead the country. I can put my life for this.
Something must be done to multiplied and reinforced democratic and national movement. people are waiting for a leader who can combine and glue this movement.
SRP doesn't need Kem Sokha because it is too risky and for almost nothing..
HRP of Sokha is too much demanding..it has small body and big brain to suggest those three conditions.
HRP moves nowhere but to distract SRP.
HRP is a real puppet of CPP
KY
Kem Sokha is not for democracy.His past expereinces in NGO,he ran it like it is his own company. No accountability and whatsoever to Board of Directors which was why USAID hung him dried.
He wants key to bank account and that's his motivation.
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
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
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.
This idiot name Kem Sokha wants to merge; merge; merge.... why don't you just ask SRP to Join in, instead of ask for merging? and creat a new Party? so, you can get some cake?
HRP of Kem Sokha will not survive in 2012-2013 election, as far as human resources, monies and political strategies.
I bet with anyone $100 per penny!
11.50PM: you lost this one, and if you can't pay up, you'll be dealt with.
All khmers, esp. in U.S, has encouraged Mr. Kem for merging up with SRP for one opposition front and dare to win in 2012 and 2013. Hun Shit is afraid of this merger.
Yes, tens of thousands of USDollars are pouring in to HRP, we have money,
The real message is we're not fighting Hun Shit, but his boss - YOUNs. this is not between CPP and HRP, it's rather Khmers against Youns, so wake up people.
Even if SRP,HRP and the rest join force together,the CPP will win the election anyway.Why?Here are the facts:
1-They control the whole media.
2-They have military,police,courts at their disposal.If you dare saying something bad about them then, you all will end up in jail for sure .
3-They intimidate people.
4- They have money.
5- They buy people.
Plus,SRP supporters ,in general, are coward to confront the CPP.Have you ever heard CPP supporters ever beat up or getting kill by SRP's ? none.
In all ,those oppositions exist just to make CPP look good TO THE WORLD in term of multiple parties or (fake democracy)So that they can fool the world and ,lastly money flowing in from foreign DONORS.
11:50PM, HRP will not die in 2012 or 2013. You will see.
Hey 2:13AM, I agree with you 100%. But we have to fight no matter what. We can't just sit down and wait to die.
ពួកអ្នកឯងសរសេរនៅទីនេះសុទ្ធសឹងជាពួកអាវង្វេងបឹងទាំងអស។វាយ៉ាងដួចម្តេចបានជាពួកងាវង្វេង
ទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងទំព័ទនេះគ្មានភាពជាខ្មែរបន្តិចសោះប្រហែលពួកវាចង់បានដួចចៅហ្វាយរបស់ពួកវាហើយរកដីដើរពុំបាន។ព្រលឹងខ្មែរដែលលោកបានស្លាប់ទៅនៅជុំនាន់ពលពតលោកនឹងតាមយាយី
ពួកអាត្មិរទាំងនេះចោលឲ្យអស់ពីប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។ខ្មែរនៅមានទឹកដីដ៏តួចនេះគឺដោយសារពួកអាប្រឆាំងគ្មានក្បាលកន្តុយនេះហើយដែលបានធ្វើឲ្យដីខ្មែរតួចដួចសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។
he is spy ah hun xen
1:08AM,
You sound like one of the idiot supporting HRP, believing Kem Sokha bullshit!
Kem Sokha don't even dare to caugh a words against his master CPP; what make you think he aiming to oppose his grandmaster YOUN!
Kem Sokha have no creditbility to Khmer people and Khmer nation. Only a few idiots like you takes his words. Words alone means nothing to the reality!
Do your research and learn the facts about ths CPP's puppet-Kem Sokha first before you deeply up your ass about him. This man has no ability nor capability but just all talks. He is all about himself! And silently barking for CPP.
2:24AM,
Thanks for agreeing with me.If things going the way it is and, no one dare to sacrifice or real challenge ,i believe CPP will reign for good.People nowadays started to believe HUN SEN is indispensable and,HUN SEN himself at time even likened himself to the such khmer legendaries such as sdack KAN , ta khlaing Moeung,preah bat THORMEUK or the likes .All these resulted from putting one man in power for too long and who know ,if he still in power for the next 20 years ,he'll think of himself as GOD.
Nobody want revolution because it may shed blood but sometime it's a necessity.
ពួកអា CPP សុទ្ធសឹងជាពួកអាវង្វេងបឹងទាំងអស។
វាយ៉ាងដួចម្តេចបានជាពួកវាវង្វេងទាំងអស់
នៅក្នុងទំព័រនេះគ្មានភាពជាខ្មែរបន្តិចសោះ
ប្រហែលពួកវាជា YUON ហើយ។
ព្រលឹងខ្មែរដែលលោកបានស្លាប់ទៅ
នឹងតាមយាយីពួកអាទាំងនេះចោល
ឲ្យអស់ពីកម្ពុជា។
Mr. HRP's leader. Your talk and action never went together. Clean your brain once again. yourn movement never reduced but you? SRP's leader and all member act like what you said don't let Khmer people frustrated to long with you. When reast Khmer see you are improve better than the previous we will joint you again even HRP's beleiver will come back to you too.
You must start to change your strategy again NOW in and out of the country for the whole Khmer's nation benefit. cpp/yourn changing their strategy daily.
Kem Sokha is CPP hiding as HR political Party.
Samdech Sihanouk
Pol Pot Khmer Rouge
CPP Samdech Hun Sen
Are all DEMOCRACY FROM HANOI!OR CHINA
Kem Sokha Democracy from Czeco-!
Which Father Democracy from?
Kem Sokha,
Stop telling a LIE.
You said in U.S that you had time to meet Sam raingsy to discuss the merging together.
But in Parliamentarian TEAM OF TEM to debate any law, SRP had remaining ^ people had asked you and Nhoeuk Bun Chhay to join to make a TEAM OF TEN. WHY YOU ANG NHOEUK BUN CHHAY REFUSED TO JOIN THIS TEAM ????
Tell the TRUTH! Are you working for CPP???
Samdech Sihanouk/Pol Pot Khmer Rouge/CPP Samdech Hun Sen
Are all DEMOCRACY FROM HANOI!OR CHINA.
Kem Sokha Democracy from Czeco-!
Sam Rainsy Democracy from Socialist France?
All Khmers,
Hun Sen and Hanoi backed behind and used Kem Sokha to breap up SRP in the pretext of MERGING or UNITING together.
He did tell a LIE, and never did speak FRANKLY to work for the benefits of Cambodia and her people, but FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS ONLY.
Do not believe hime what he had said. But Look on his ACTIONS in the present and in the past.
SRP had a remaining 6 people to form a TEAM of TEN to dabate any LAW, and had asked Kem Sokha, and Nhoeuk Bun Chhay to join. But Ken Sokha and Nhoeuk Bun Chhau REFUSED to Join to make a team of TEN for debate. And WHY???????
So Kem Sokha is working for CPP not to mention Nhoeuk Bun Chhay.
I'm not a SRP's member indeed.
you fucking like srp you fucking almost Khmer people kick your ass away from Bambodia like srp mother fucker.
The idiot Kem Sokha come to lowell and Used CPP's Sweet at Pailin Restaurant to bullshit all propagandas how to win over CPP, hahaha... So Kem Sokha, Keo Remy,
Ou Sovann and other defectors are working for CPP and Hanoi.
This HRP of Kem Sokha is alive by sucking Hanoi'sandHunSen'sdick!
I have never heard of Kem Sokha criticizing the govt. I doubted he is one of the puppets of CPP.
Ah Sokha,
Proeung Phout Phor, Proeung Prous Oy CPP Dol Na Teat Ah Me Boark Pras!
Ah Ampil Koeut Chenh Pi Ach Ke Cus Chaol!
I can see now. That is why Youn and Hun Sen always win. Because Khmers always paint each other faces. That is why Youn CPP can easily divide Khmers.
For those who hate Rainsy, how much do you know Sam Rainsy? For those who hate Sokha, how much do you know Sokha?
Kem Sokha how about you merge your party with SRP, retire from the political scene and join your bro' at the CPP. if you do that you will RAISE the level of intelligence and integrity of the opposition, and LOWER that of the CPP.. Now that's what i'd call a heroic act.
CAN THEY BECAME FRIEND WITHOUT FUCKING A ROUND?
HRP:Can you marry me please??????....
SRP:I'm not ready cus you're not faithful.
SRP+HRP will take a minimum 99years to run against CPP to get PM. and after 99 years, there will be 4th and 5th CPP's generation to be PM without ending.... just join CPP and get some cake to eat right away.
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