Thursday, October 21, 2010

Kem Sokha to appear in court

Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha sits in his office in Phnom Penh. He is due to appear for questioning at Phnom Penh Municipal Court today. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

HUMAN Rights Party leader Kem Sokha is set to appear at Phnom Penh Municipal Court today for questioning in connection with a complaint filed in 2006 alleging breach of trust and the use of false documents during his tenure as president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights.

The opposition parliamentarian expressed puzzlement at the court’s sudden interest in a case that had lain dormant for years.

“I am not afraid because I have not done anything wrong,” Kem Sokha said yesterday. “It is strange that they filed a complaint [in 2006] and there has been no action taken since”.


The court originally summoned Kem Sokha for questioning on September 30, the same day it had received a fresh complaint from plaintiff Chhim Phalvorn, but the HRP president was travelling in the United States and unable to attend.

“The court has never been working so quickly like this,” Kem Sokha said. “If the court worked quickly like this, there would not be much work remaining.”

Chhim Phalvorn, the plaintiff and a former deputy president of CCHR, cited the need for a detailed investigation in explaining the length of the case.

“Politicians and people find it difficult to believe that Kem Sokha is corrupt, so we need a long time to find the evidence to meet the burden,” he said.

Chhim Phalvorn, now the director of the Institute of Civil Education, has accused Kem Sokha of embezzling thousands of dollars in donor funds and creating false documents to rebut the allegations.

Municipal Court deputy prosecutors Sok Roeun could not be reached for comment yesterday. Breach of trust carries a possible jail term of one to five years.

Kem Sokha was one of several activists arrested and charged with defamation during a government crackdown in 2005; however, he was released from prison and pardoned by King Norodom Sihamoni in 2006.

In September, the Municipal Court summoned Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Chea Poch in a six-year-old defamation case.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good work HUN SEN and CPP.. You served us well.. LONG LIVE VIET NAM

Anonymous said...

អាមួយនេះវានិយាយតែដ៏ដែលៗតែពីរឿងយួន
ចូលស្រុក។ចុះឆ្នាំ១៩៧៥ទៅទល់ឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩អាងាប់
ឯងនៅឯណាម្តេចក៏មិនទៅអាមេរិកាំងមកវាយ
អាពតឲ្យវាចេញពីស្រុកខ្មែរឲ្យអស់ទៅ?ពេលនោះ
វាលែងមានយួនចូលស្រុកទៅហើយ។
កាលពីជុំនាន់បារាំងចូលស្រុកជប៉ុនចូលស្រុកសៀម
ចូលស្រុកតើប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមានការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ដែរឬ
ទេ?ម្តេចក៏មិននិយាយផងពិតជាអាងាប់នឹងបក្ស
ប្រឆាំងទាំងឡាយអើយ។

Anonymous said...

The two main oppositions that dare to stand against AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government are Mr. Sam Rainsy and Mr. Kem Sokha. And by Vietcong government order AH HUN SEN must take them out!

The pattern of taking out any opposition will be applied to anybody who dares to stand against AH HUN SEN Vietcong. This is what you call AH HUN SEN- Vietcong democrazy because only AH HUN SEN and the Vietcong can work together!

CPP.....................BATTAMBONG said...

HS and a bunch of them maybe 20 people who brain make out of cow dunks. They have no real power. HS can only "I warn you".. like in Khmer word...som pro dout took mun.... how many times HS repeated the word "warn" a million times.

Let see if I can copy HS special word that he used to scare Khmer People... " The Future PM is a female ... I warn you Illegal PM HUN Sen, dont' think I play around" warned Future PM Female.

HS used the " WARN " TO SCARE KHMER PEOPLE.

SINCERELY...... CPP

Anonymous said...

ស្រុក អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ ក៏មិនមកពី អាយួន ដែរ
អាយួន ចូលស្រុក ឆ្នាំ 1968 ក៏មិន អភិវឌ្ឍន៍
អាយួន ចូលស្រុក ឆ្នាំ 1979 ក៏មិន អភិវឌ្ឍន៍
UN ចូលស្រុក ឆ្នាំ 1990 អភិវឌ្ឍន៍
អាយួន អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ អាពត
អា CPP អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ អាយួន

Anonymous said...

I disagree how it is possible that Hun Sen who is the Vietcong slave can work with the Vietcong master?

Hun Sen the slave just take order from the Vietcong master.

Anonymous said...

ឆ្កែ​យួន10:51Pm
បន្តិចទៀតយួននឹងកាត់ក្បាលឯងហើយ
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងHRPនឹងSRPមិនចុះចាញ់អាឆ្កែយួន
នឹងអាយួនកន្ទបជាដាច់ខាត។
ពេលយួនកាត់ក្បាលឯងទើបឯងស្រែកឲ្យ
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងជួយ ពេលនោះវាហួស
ពេលទៅហើយ។
វាមិនសំខាន់កឹមសុខានិយាយដដែលៗពីរឿងយួន
ចូលស្រុកទេ រឿងសំខាន់គឺខួរក្បាលឯង បេះដូងឯង
ភ្នែករបស់ឯង មើលឃើញយួនចូលស្រុកឬអត់?
អាខ្វាក់ បើកភ្នែកឲ្យធំៗ

ខ្មែរនៅ Fresno CA USA

Anonymous said...

This is purely a political maneuvre by the cpp to intimidate the human right party leader.By using ther subservent court as their political tool, the cpp has tried to fabricate complaints so as to creat roadblocks for democratic movement in Cambodia. I have a message for the cpp: you will fall flat on your face everytime you stand in the way of democracy.

Anonymous said...

Power to the people.....

Anonymous said...

kem sokha should joint back with Ranarith!

Anonymous said...

This man Kem Sokha is just all talks but no action! People need to not just listen to the sound coming out from people mouth but also look at their actions if it support their words. HRP have not yet proven and living up to their word. Bunch of bull shit!

I have feelings this case is just a political show between CPP and HRP to improve Kem Sokha rating. Too obvious!

Anonymous said...

Ah 12:21Am you fucking bitch you motherfucker your mother fuck and new life from 1979,too motherfucker
why you motherfucker forget everything bitch.So motherfucker only want white pussy only? fucking asshole .

Anonymous said...

Another stage set up by CPP to illegal HRP.

Anonymous said...

KI MEDIA SHOULD REMOVE SOME BLOGGER WHO USED F... WORDS.THAT IS NOT NICE;BE POLITE!BE WELL EDUCATED PEOPLE.PLEASE DON'T LEARN BAD WORDS FROM HUN SEN.ALL KHMER KNEW KEM SOKHA SO WELL; HE IS SO BAD LIKE HUN SEN YET.IF HE CAN CORRECT HIMSELF ON TIME OR NEW SITUATION.

Anonymous said...

That dude is insane of Youn Pussy, don't be so drunken in Youn sry ah Pler waking up ah morons. Cause we've Khmer people like your that why your always slave to the fucking enemies of the rest of your idiots lifes. You wanna Khmer to be like Champa or what ass hole.

Anonymous said...

You guys are wrong! I support Mr Kem Sokha. in good time and bed time. keep the HR spirit alive Khmer. dont let this bad comments bring you down.

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Kem Sokha, you've done nothing wrong. Stand firm on your position, do not change a thing! you'll be won. The majority of people in the countryside and abroad and even America, the international support you 1000 %. We will be standing behind you and will guide you to steer Cambodia and its people toward freedom once in for all. Thank you sir, very truly and may God
bless you and your family.

Anonymous said...

ឆ្កែយួន2:15AM
អញប្រាប់ឯងឲ្យដឺងអាឆ្កែយួន ពេលក្រុម​ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ នឹងយួនចូលមក ឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩ វាយពួកប៉ុល
ពត នៅខាងផ្នែកនារតី គឺក្រុមអញជាអ្នក
បោសសំអាត។កាលនោះពួកអាឯងនៅក្នុងព្រៃជា
ស្វានៅឡើយទេ ពេលអញដឹងថាយួនមិនព្រមត្រ
ឡប់ចូលស្រុកវាវិញ​ហើយវាចាប់ ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណដាក់
គុក ហើយពួកយួននឹងពួកឯង​CPP ពុករលួយ
ខ្លាំងពេកទើបអញរត់ចូលក្នុងព្រៃច្បាំងតទល់នឺងយួន១០ឆ្នាំទើបបានសំរេច កិច្ចព្រមព្រាងក្រុង​Parisឆ្នាំ១៩៩១។ដូច្នេះចូរឯងកុំទារសារគុណងោចៗ
ដូចស្វាទៀត បើឯងបានជាក្លាយទៅជាឆ្កែយូន
ទៅហើយ។ការបានរីកចំរើនបន្តិចបន្តួចសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
គឺដោយសារ​ UN មិនមែនដោយយួនទេ សូមឆ្កែ
ជ្រាប ស៊ីផ្លែកុំភ្លេចអរគុណអ្នកដាំ។សព្វថ្ងៃបើគ្មានUN ឫពួកអញស្រែកពីក្រៅទេពួកឯងត្រូវយួនអារក ងាប់បាត់អស់ទៅហើយ។