Cambodian opposition party leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: RFA)Pin Sisovann, VOA Khmer
Washington, D.C Monday, 27 September 2010
“I am not surprised. Instead, it encourages me, because if the Phnom Penh government has its court sentence me, it means I am right.”Following a court decision last week that sentenced Sam Rainsy to 10 years in prison, the exiled opposition leader maintained in an interview the cases against him are political.
“I am not surprised,” Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer in a question-and-answer session, reacting to a court decision. “Instead, it encourages me, because if the Phnom Penh government has its court sentence me, it means I am right.”
Sam Rainsy was convicted of forgery and disinformation, after he published a map alleging Vietnamese land encroachment on his party's website.
“It would worry me if the government praised me,” he said. “Given that the government mistreats people and serves a foreign country, it is good for me that they are angry with me. On the contrary, if it praised me, people would suspect me. The conviction tells people that I am loyal to the nation.”
Sam Rainsy has said he expects an international political solution to this case and a second, as he was not defending his own property but that of Cambodia.
Government officials have denied Vietnamese land encroachment and say the map he distributed on the website was forged and made false claims.
Sam Rainsy said the case involves both Cambodia and Vietnam, which makes it international in scope.
“My conviction was internationally, politically motivated and needs an international solution,” he said.
He also denied a request to European parliamentarians for help signaled concern for his party and may reflect the difficulties of leading from abroad. But he said Cambodia had been saved once by international intervention in its civil war against the Vietnamese-backed government of the 1980s.
“I'm neither worried about myself or the Sam Rainsy Party,” he said. “I'm worried about Cambodia. If I cared about myself, I would not have become a politician.”
He was also optimistic a political solution could be found. He cited the return of Prime Minister Hun Sen's onetime political rival, Prince Norodom Ranarridh, who was also in exile prior to the 2008 elections, as an example. And he dismissed comments from ruling party officials that said his appeal for international intervention had sullied Cambodia's image.
Sam Rainsy also expressed optimism for the long term and urged Cambodians to work together.
“Nothing is immortal,” he said. “When Pol Pot controlled Cambodia, no one expected Pol Pot to be toppled. But those who mistreat people will vanish like Pol Pot.”
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Soum Oy Neang Ly Morivann Rean Niyeay Khmer Oy Ban Trem Trov Phorng. Be Samleng Orn Hoeuy Som An Ak Sar Khmer Oy Ban Trem Trov Phorng.
លោកសមរង្សីពិតជាមិនភ្ញាក់ផ្ងើលទេចំពោះការកាត់ទោសអោយជាប់គុកច្រវ៉ាក់រយះពេល១០ឆ្នាំពីព្រោះគាត់គឺជាអ្នកច្បាប់មកពីស្រុកបារាំងដូច្នេះគាត់ពិតជាដឹងពីទង្វើរបស់គាត់។ការដកតំរុយព្រំដែនមិនមែនជាទង្វើលេងសើចទេ។គ្រាន់តែដកតំរុយព្រំដីគេក៏គេចោទប្តឹងបានឬក៏ត្រូវគេវាយបែកក្បាលចុះទំរាំដកតំរុយព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសមួយនិងប្រទេសមួយតើទៅជាយ៉ាងណា?បើថាការបោះតំរុយព្រំដែននោះខុសគួរណាតែគាត់ប្តឹងទៅតុលាការជាតិនិងអន្តរជាតិដោះស្រាយពីព្រោះគាត់ជាអ្នកច្បាប់និងជាសមាជិកសភាស្រាប់។គាត់ជាអ្នកច្បាប់និងជាសមាជិកសភាតែសកម្មភាពឬទង្វើរបស់គាត់ដូចជាពួកអ្នកលេងឬពូកបាតផ្សារ។មិនត្រឹមតែជាប់ទោសតែខ្លួនឯងទេថែមទាំងអូសប្រជាជនពីរនាក់អោយជាប់ទោសជាមួយខ្លួនឯងទៀត។
Xam: I am not surprised because I will never come back, who cares?
Find some jobs to do, Mr Coward Sam, you are now a dead fish
Mr. Sam, whatever you do, no one believes you now.
Your statements are really rock me so hard,you have your nationalist blood that traitor can't have it ,I think one day Hun Sen fate going to be like his brother number 1.
After the rain the sky will be blue again
I still want to be your prime minister even when I die. Please vote for me, I beg you.
Signed
Sam Rainsy
becareful, khmers, this party got small, narrow mind for their vision in cambodia! they like to build eveything small and tiny in cambodia to keep their own corrupted power, etc! watch their action as action speaks the loudest! always trust but verify!
បក្សប្រឆាំងនៅស្រុកខ្មែរខ្ញុំតាមដានមើលជាយូរមកហើយខ្ញុំគិតថាបើបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅតែនិយាយហើយមិនធ្វើគឺពិតជាវិនាសថ្ងៃណាមួយមិនខានឥឡូវមែនពិតដួចជាខ្ញុំគិតមុនជាស្រេច។
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sam rainsy wants revolutionary war in cambodia like pol pot. he is so lonely that direction! hey! there are many ways to solve problems, and war is not one of them, ok!
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