Sebastian Strangio
The Phnom Penh Post
Khmer Krom
THE Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation has condemned the reported arrest of an ethnic Khmer abbot in southern Vietnam last month, while decrying the treatment of the country’s Khmer minority. According to a statement issued by the organisation on Wednesday, Thach Sophon was arrested by Vietnamese police on July 29, and his current location is unknown.
“This is only one instance of the many human rights violations carried out by the Vietnamese government,” UNPO General Secretary Marino Busdachin was quoted as saying. The statement called on the Vietnamese government to release Thach Sophon and “allow members of the Khmer Krom minority and other ethnic minorities and religious communities to voice their opinions freely”.
In an August 23 statement, the local Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community also slammed the arrest of Thach Sophon, calling for the Cambodian government to intervene on his behalf.
“We would like to appeal to the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and both national and international organisations to legally intervene,” it said.
“This is only one instance of the many human rights violations carried out by the Vietnamese government,” UNPO General Secretary Marino Busdachin was quoted as saying. The statement called on the Vietnamese government to release Thach Sophon and “allow members of the Khmer Krom minority and other ethnic minorities and religious communities to voice their opinions freely”.
In an August 23 statement, the local Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community also slammed the arrest of Thach Sophon, calling for the Cambodian government to intervene on his behalf.
“We would like to appeal to the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and both national and international organisations to legally intervene,” it said.
8 comments:
Let Suon Serey Ratha and Thach Ngoc Thach do it. They are the best of the best political strategies in the third world country, but, in the country they are rats' in the hole (Rat's tunnel). That's why Souon Serey Ratha can't go back to his home country Kampuchea. Or possible they're Hun Sen's Agent; sent to mobilize khmer outsider to see clearly whom is on whom side really,.
Ah Youn VietCong is the fucking worses human people in the world. Why you have to hide from the publics and won't let any one knew where is Thach Sophon and his families from visit him for? Why our gov't so afriads to intervence our compatriots KKrom from ah Youn VietCong? But ah Youn VietCong they're never afraid to intervence their people that lives in our country. Our gov't is so, useless just step down if you guys can not protected our compatriots.Let some one that braves and will love and protected our own people.
The otherday Khiew Kanharith said, there was nothing to talk about Khmer Kampuchea Krom . Did he really mean it or did he just pretend not to know what was going on in Khmer Kampuchea Krom ? If him and CPP dont know whats going on in Kampuchea Krom, they need to step down and let other be in charge,
12:19 AM
You must have been talking about yourself when you said a rat in the hole . You have been in the hole thats why you dont know whats going on in the society.
I think Thach Ngoc Thach have been show the world know and reconize about Khmerkrom people. You must be one of the Youn's slavery and never care about Khmerkrom or Khmer people at all.
Hi,
I am collecting money on behalf of KK freedom fighters.
You can your checks or cash donations to:
Ms. Mylinh Nakry
P.0. Box 11893
Stockton, CA 95201
God Bless You!
I would like to advise that there is no KK freedom fighters. Don't send to this P.O.Box.
Becareful!!!
KKF is on the case and been sent to EU, Human Rights Coucil, U.S ... etc.
Including this appeal from UNPO
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