Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Thursday, 22 July 2010
“It is not her salary that Mu Sochua stands to defend, but to show the national public and international community that the court only acts in favor of the Cambodian People's Party.”Mu Sochua, the opposition lawmaker who lost a defamation court battle with Prime Minister Hun Sen, will have her National Assembly salary docked to pay nearly $2,000 in compensation.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court ordered the National Assembly to take approximately 4.2 million riel, or $1,000, from her paycheck for two months.
“Mu Sochua must not obstruct or arrange for the prevention of officials in charge of preparing salaries at the [National Assembly] finance department from clearing the would-be confiscated debt,” the court said in a July 20 decision obtained by VOA Khmer.
The money will go to Hun Sen, who countersued Mu Sochua last year following her own claims he had defamed her with derogatory remarks in public speeches.
The case brought international attention to the Cambodian judicial system, which local and international rights groups say is typically politically biased toward the ruling party or subject to bribery and corruption. International donors routinely call for increased judicial reform.
Mu Sochua called the court decision “a kind of coercion” and “a political tool.”
“The judges cannot use their consciences to deliver justice to me as a parliamentarian,” she said.
Mu Sochua, a Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian representing Kampot province, had repeatedly said she would not pay the fine, but the order comes after she lost her final appeal to the Supreme Court in June.
Yim Sovann, a spokesman for the Sam Rainsy Party, said members would stand by the lawmaker.
“This is an act of injustice,” he said. “It is not her salary that Mu Sochua stands to defend, but to show the national public and international community that the court only acts in favor of the Cambodian People's Party.”
The court order does not specify when the deductions will take place, and National Assembly officials were not immediately available for comment.
11 comments:
and checkmate
Cambodia Town
Long Beach, California
Actullay, we are reforming the justice system, even lawmaker Mu Suchua must pay the fines, nobody above the law. It served a lesson to land grabbing, riches, powerful people to respect the right of others.
New Phally
well said!
Hay New Phally (in fact - you are just trying to promote Camb. town - don't do it. You are not speaking for all Khmer in LB.
In addition, if you know any thing about Cambodian politice - you wouldn't say this. If you understand enough- HS is the law, and you want to kiss HS' ass - going ahead. Don't worry the CPP will ask you to bring your own chair and sit by the Independent monument (of course if the HS allow you to do this). When you go to Cambodia, which I think you have - don't you ever see those poor people a long the street of Phnom Penh - Ms. Mu, what Ms Mu try to show that even her case the law still on HS side. How about the majority of 80% of Cambodian - who have no money to corrupt those judge...can the get justic by the Cambodian court???? You are remind me of the three monkey:don't see, don't hear, and don't talk...my Khmer's brother...Cambodian have to start to see, to hear, and to act...this is what Ms. Mu is doing!
new phally are you a cee pee pee?
What do you mean "we are reforming the justice system "
are you live in Long Beach? or in the cee pee pee governement?
If u live in Long Beach , do not said "we are reforming the justice system" Because you are a piece of shit of the cee pee pee.
Cambodian Town (are you represent Khmer in Long Beach, or are you using Khmer in Long Beach to promote your political agenda in Cambodia?) - How many khmer people in Long Beach are members of Cambodian Town? - do you know? How many Khmer are living in Long Beach? Come on don't be like Mr. Pock Thant! Where is he now? Don't follow his foot step - using khmer for his political gain - does not last! Is he being title Excellency (inflation name - not doing much for Cambodian people). Phally - don't west your time - the way you are doing it - will take you a long time - event just to be a director of department in the Ministry. Do some more substantial and lasting values - give books and school materials for the Cambodian youngs - so that they can read,write and think for what kind of government they want for their own country and be able to live in a more civilize way....
New phally is Hun Sen dick sucker
next election he will replce Pai Siphan seat
your master HS is above the law don't you lair youn dickhead
New Phally,
Do you really think that Hun Sen respects the law?
If you do, you are lying!
Come on, you are not that stupid, are you?
pay the fine? not going to jail? why not going to jail?
Chak kropong, Rannarith, Serey vuth, Som rainsey... if I'm not wrong all these folks are sentenced by Cambodian court...but no one served their jail time at all.what's a law!
3:23 pm, the people that you name them - as you rightly mention - there is no law in Cambodia. Thus, rather than going to jail-pay the find and so that they can stay in the country (of course as long as they don't make any trouble to the HS). In case of Ms. Mu, this is the first time that somebody would stand up against the law (of the unlawfull's land)...will see how, and what the result...since the National Assembly is also control by HS. I wouldn't be suprise,,,if Ms. Mu's salary will be taking a way...well this is political stratigies from both side, will see what is the next move from both side...something interesting to follows....those men like to play chast...this is an interesting move from both players (HS,and Ms. Mu)...
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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.
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
"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."
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 detonate 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 Vietnam 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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