Phnom Penh Wednesday, 02 June 2010
“I have been found guilty of a crime that I have not committed at all. This is not justice. This is justice for sale, and this is justice for the powerful people only. My freedom, my rights for freedom of expression, were violated. Fair trial was never a part of my case, and of many cases.”Hundreds of police stopped a procession of opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua and around 50 supporters in front of the Royal Palace on Wednesday, as they marched to protest a defamation verdict against her upheld by the Supreme Court.
The decision ended Mu Sochua’s chances of legally avoiding a court fine of around $4,500, for defamation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The decision was the culmination of a countersuit brought by Hun Sen against Mu Sochua last year, after she filed a court complaint he had slandered her in public speeches.
“I have been found guilty of a crime that I have not committed at all,” Mu Sochua said outside the court Wednesday. “This is not justice. This is justice for sale, and this is justice for the powerful people only. My freedom, my rights for freedom of expression, were violated. Fair trial was never a part of my case, and of many cases.”
Mu Sochua said she would not pay the fine.
“My conscience tells me that I cannot pay any fine,” she told reporters.
Government lawyer Ky Tech, who represented Hun Sen, said the Supreme Court’s verdict was “acceptable and fair for my client, Prime Minister Hun Sen.”
The Supreme Court decision comes as donors are meeting with the government in Phnom Penh, to discuss among other things reform of the judiciary, which is widely held as corrupt and politically biased.
Mu Sochua told VOA Khmer on Tuesday that donors have an obligation to make sure their money is properly spent.
8 comments:
Disgrace Mu Sochua’s problem all along, is that she is trying to be a politician. She's not, never has been and quite obviously, never will be. She should have just been herself, provide alternative policies and show Khmer people what a great alternative MP opposition she would be. Instead, her foray into being a politician has been a disaster. She comes across as pretending to be something she's not. Now, her political career is on the line and herself also in the hot water.
While the nation is facing complex economic, social and environmental issues disgrace Mu Sochua tried to promote her political stunt, aimed to get media attention. If this wasn’t such a clear demonstration of her selfish pursuit of personal ambition it would be laughable. There is no doubt that Mu Sochua has no real regard for the best interest of the nation. She is driven solely by a desire to become a “Champion of Women or a new Aung San Suu Kyi” by any means available to her, even if that has the potential to destabilize the country. Even worse, she is attempted to make trouble after she lose her case in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Hun Sen. Will she happy going to jail or pay the fine? Everyone can bet for it.
People of integrity admit their faults, make amends and are judged fairly...Disgrace Mu Sochua is lacking in integrity and common sense and tries to change Cambodia into her own world. As long as Cambodia’s Court doesn’t issue any verdict which is fitted for her political stunt, she will screaming for the justice all day long.
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you need to stop taking that drug (yama)because it will destroy you and your family . just look at what you say ... only stupid or people with brainwashed will agree with you .
Bravo Bravo khmer in Sit YorNy CBC! Worse comment that I have ever read ,since your are the champion of nation traitor, I want to see where your mother reside at? so I can penetrate(screw)her pussy(youn)and when she give another birth perhaps smarter than you, ,but if she is so ugly I try to cover my eyes and still wanted to bring reward to your rusty mother virginal anyway.
cheer your third world friend!
i think she has a better chance in fighting for land reforms, judicial reforms and other needed reforms than fighting based on personal attack of a leader, etc..., really! and don't even go to far as calling for a separatist state or separatist gov't, etc..., it is not only destructive, but unpopular as well, really! she should know better, a person of her education level, really!
2:21pm! SOUND LIKE YOU LIVE IN VIETNAME AND WAS BORNED AS A VIETNAMESE STUPID MOTHERFUCKER!
If you were not, read more and listen to other people around you! If you are may lightning take you to joint ah Hok Landy! Ah kwack will joint you soon for the kind of politician you are fucking admire!
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 10 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.
2:21pm! SOUND LIKE YOU LIVE IN VIETNAME AND WAS BORNED AS A VIETNAMESE STUPID MOTHERFUCKER!
If you were not, read more and listen to other people around you! If you are may lightning take you to joint ah Hok Landy! Ah kwack will joint you soon for the kind of politician you are fucking admire!
12:16 AM
You can be thankful your not in jail, and all thanks to the PM who, to his credit, decriminalized defamation.
Pay the fine and get back to work- you have already missed many important sessions during you fund raising trip to the US
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