Sam Rainsy was sentenced in his absence as he is living in self-imposed exile23 September 2010
BBC News
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of altering public documents and disinformation.
The government accused Mr Rainsy of manipulating a map to show that Vietnam had encroached on Cambodia's territory.
His party has accused the Cambodian government of ceding territory to its larger and more powerful neighbour.
Mr Rainsy was sentenced in his absence as he has been living in self-imposed exile overseas for the past year.
Unmarked border
The BBC's Guy Delauney in Phnom Penh says the only surprise was that Mr Rainsy's prison sentence was not longer.
He could have faced up to 18 years in prison, our correspondent says.
Cambodia and Vietnam officially began demarcating their contentious border in September 2006, in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes.
The 1,270km (790-mile) border has remained essentially unmarked and vague since French colonial times, with stone markers and boundary flags having disappeared, while trees once lining it were cut down.
In January, Mr Rainsy was given a two-year jail term for encouraging villagers to uproot border markings, in protest at Cambodia's government.
The Sam Rainsy Party has accused the government of using the judicial system to silence the opposition. But the government insists that the courts are independent - and simply enforcing the law.
The government accused Mr Rainsy of manipulating a map to show that Vietnam had encroached on Cambodia's territory.
His party has accused the Cambodian government of ceding territory to its larger and more powerful neighbour.
Mr Rainsy was sentenced in his absence as he has been living in self-imposed exile overseas for the past year.
Unmarked border
The BBC's Guy Delauney in Phnom Penh says the only surprise was that Mr Rainsy's prison sentence was not longer.
He could have faced up to 18 years in prison, our correspondent says.
Cambodia and Vietnam officially began demarcating their contentious border in September 2006, in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes.
The 1,270km (790-mile) border has remained essentially unmarked and vague since French colonial times, with stone markers and boundary flags having disappeared, while trees once lining it were cut down.
In January, Mr Rainsy was given a two-year jail term for encouraging villagers to uproot border markings, in protest at Cambodia's government.
The Sam Rainsy Party has accused the government of using the judicial system to silence the opposition. But the government insists that the courts are independent - and simply enforcing the law.
16 comments:
They have nothing to laugh about for a long long time.
But another Sam Rainsy apology will bring back the smiles.
Kuoy Pichet
KIM should use a better photo unless it is no longer committed to the SRP.
KP
Oh yeah, Kangaroo's court. Is there any Khmer nationlists do exist in Cambodia, stop working for another country you all preak? The court sound not Khmer even 1 percent. Lets fight to protect Cambodia's interests: specially on Border, poverty issues under real Khmer unity.
Real Khmer
គួរអោយអាណិតលោកសមរង្ស៊ីណាស់
ធ្វើនយោបាយយូរៗទៅ ត្រូវគេអោយជាប់គុក
១០ឆ្នាំ បូកជាអាមួយមុននោះ ២ឆ្នាំ គឹទាំងអស់១២ ឆ្នាំ ។ លោកសមរង្ស៊ីយីអ៊ុន ដាក់ខ្លាំងយ៉ាងនេះ មកពីគាត់ គ្មានទីប្រឹក្សាល្អ
និងគេ ប្រហែលគាត់ចេះតែធ្វើតាម ការនែនាំ ខ្មែរនៅបារាំងហើយមើលទៅ ។
អ្នកដែលរួមគំនិត ក្លែងឯកសារផែនទីព្រំដែន
នៅស្រុកបារាំង គួរតែក្លាហាន ទៅជួយសមរង្ស៊ី កុំអោយគាត់ជាប់គុកតែឯង
ព្រោះពួកគឺពួកហើយ ដែលជាអ្នកឆ្នៃប្រឌិត
ផែនទីក្លែងក្លាយ បាបកម្មខ្លាំងណាស់ !!!!
His face and Mu Sochua is a perfect match, damned ugly
Bravo Xmer Youn
No worries, it'sjust a human games, they all will die indeed very soon. Trouble makers will go first.
To Khmer Rouge supporter
Khmer in Sydney CBD
Why are you support the Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime kills 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime kills hundreds of innocent Khmer peoples?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime extrajudicial execution over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime murders over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime murders 3 leaders of the Free Trade Union?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime murders 10 Journalists?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime kills at least 18 innocent Khmer peoples during a grenades attack (terrorism) on March 30, 1997 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime police brutality against monks and evictees?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime burn poor people's house(s) down to the ground and leave them homeless?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime torture innocent Khmer peoples?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime human rights abuses innocent Khmer peoples?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime sex with children in Cambodia?
Khmer in Sydney CBD, do you like to sleep with children?
The reason why I'm asking is because you gay guys support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime who is continue to keep child sex industry open.
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime committed corruptions in Cambodia?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory and oil fields?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime illegal arrest, mass evictions, land grabbing, firearms, logging, deforestation, sold state properties, removed parliamentary immunity of parliament members and plunder national resources?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime abuse the laws, the National Election Committee and the National Assembly?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime violate the laws, the Constitution and the Paris Accords?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime oppress, injustice, impunity, persecute, unlawful detention and death in custody?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime 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 and disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters?
Why are you support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime abuse the court as a tools to send political opponents, journalists, land owners and farmers to jail?
You're support the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime who is responsible for killing almost two million innocent Khmer peoples and counting.
Please do me a favor, don't ever tell anyone that you are Khmer because you make Khmer peoples look bad.
Cambodian Court jailed Sam Rainsy for 10 years in absentia is the last nail on Sam Rainsy's coffin. From now on, Sam Rainsy's political career in Cambodia is done and dush. So, will SRP survive until the next election and beyond? Everyone can bet for it.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
Today you are happy,but tomorrow you will be dead,Khmer in Sydney CBD.
Sam Rainsy is a mad dog that facing in deadlock situation. This mad dog is going to bite everyone who stand in front of it.
Like father like son. Finally, Sam Rainsy has followed his father's foot step, fugitive criminal conviction ran away from Cambodia and shamely died in overseas.
I LIKE TO URGE ALL KHMER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DON'T LISTEN TO RADEO FRANCE ( RFI ) ALL THOSE FUCKING WORKER IS YOUN THEY USE OUR KHMER WORD TO GET PAY ... HOPE YOU OUT WORK SOON I WISH
I LIKE TO URGE ALL KHMER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DON'T LISTEN TO RADEO FRANCE ( RFI ) ALL THOSE FUCKING WORKER IS YOUN THEY USE OUR KHMER WORD TO GET PAY ... HOPE YOU OUT WORK SOON I WISH
HAY...! TO ALL KHMER SUPPORTERS...
WHY DON'T YOU DO THE RESERCH OR READ MORE HISTORRIES OR LESTEN NEW.... WHO DO YOU THINKS,OR WHICH LEADER, CAN BE SAFE KHMER COUNTRY IN THE FURTURE...
IF ANY ONE OF KHMER OR YOUN DOGYS KEEP SUPPORT HUN SEN AND YOUN DOGY....THAN FOR GET ABOUT KHMER.... CAUSE IN THE FUTURE THERE NO MORE KHMER....
WAKE UP ALL KHMER....
Khmer in Sydney CBD (Youn)
Obviously you like being a slave....no doubt about that.
You like being told, when to eat, what to eat, when to shit, and your freedom is limited.
Now, how come you're not in Cambodia to serve your master? What are you doing in Sydney? So, you're the one that responsible for shipping all that kangaroo to Cambodia. ROTFLMAO!!!!!
The old Khmer says; "when the water rise, fishs eat ants, when the water go back down, ants will eat fish."...this is the law of nature including our human behavior. Thus, in this case, for sure that Hun Sen regime will not in power forever. Whe Hun Sen out of power, the rest of population will gain against not only Hun Sen, but will be his family and his clants...So Hun supporters...don't be too happy...whatever go up must come down - that include Hun Sen power.
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