Sam Rainsy, Ho Vann and Mu SochuaBy Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
05 March 2010
The National Assembly on Friday renewed parliamentary immunity for an opposition lawmaker who was absolved of criminal charges last year.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Ho Vann’s immunity was reinstated at the request of the Ministry of Justice, five months after his September 2009 acquittal of disinformation charges in a suit filed by senior military officials.
“The suspension was very quick and surprising, but the return was very late,” Ho Vann said Friday. “I think I was victimized at the time my parliamentary immunity was suspended. And when I got it back late, this is the second victimization.”
He had been happy to receive a letter from the National Assembly informing him of the renewal, he said.
Critics have warned that the courts are being used to crack down on dissent, through criminal court cases on charges like disinformation or defamation.
Ny Chakry, chief investigator for the rights group Adhoc, called the renewal a “good sign” for the legislature and for the parliamentary work of Ho Vann.
Meanwhile, the opposition leader himself, Sam Rainsy, and senior party member Mu Sochua both remain without their parliamentary immunity.
Sam Rainsy is in exile and facing a two-year prison term if he returns. The government has filed suit against him for allegedly publishing a false map on his party’s Web site.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Ho Vann’s immunity was reinstated at the request of the Ministry of Justice, five months after his September 2009 acquittal of disinformation charges in a suit filed by senior military officials.
“The suspension was very quick and surprising, but the return was very late,” Ho Vann said Friday. “I think I was victimized at the time my parliamentary immunity was suspended. And when I got it back late, this is the second victimization.”
He had been happy to receive a letter from the National Assembly informing him of the renewal, he said.
Critics have warned that the courts are being used to crack down on dissent, through criminal court cases on charges like disinformation or defamation.
Ny Chakry, chief investigator for the rights group Adhoc, called the renewal a “good sign” for the legislature and for the parliamentary work of Ho Vann.
Meanwhile, the opposition leader himself, Sam Rainsy, and senior party member Mu Sochua both remain without their parliamentary immunity.
Sam Rainsy is in exile and facing a two-year prison term if he returns. The government has filed suit against him for allegedly publishing a false map on his party’s Web site.
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ReplyDeletewrite the apology letter and knee down infront of Samsech Akkak Maha Sena Padei Decho Hun Sen Varman, in order to get your power back!
what is Hun Sen Variman is poor and homeless under a YUON controlled. Variman meant the most powerful King conquered and controlled other country or territory. Xen and Xihanouk is not qualify and not even close to Variman.
ReplyDeleteParliamentary Immunity is useless.
ReplyDelete5:27AM, Ah kwak Hun Sen is a real criminal; he should apologize to the law makers who lose immunity because of their action to protect human rights, national sovereinty, and the rule of law.
ReplyDeleteMr. Ho Van, you do not need to have immunity. It is useless. CPP can make arrest to anyone if it wishes.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, just keep doing your work. If one day CPP arrests you, that is it.
Whoever is serving Ah Youns Hanoi and give Khmer land to Ah Kantop are the real traitors.
ReplyDeleteKhmer rouges were very bad, CPP members are less bad than Khmer rouges but they still be bad, we should have a real democracy society with freedom and justice, even 100 years more CPP will not be able to give that to Khmers.
ReplyDeleteDemocratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
ReplyDeleteMembers:
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 bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
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.