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| Seng Kunakar: Arrested and sentenced by a Sunday Kangaroo Court for printing and distributing article posted on KI-Media |
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
PRESS RELEASE
Cambodia: Assault on freedom of expression continues with conviction of UN staff
Paris-Bangkok, 23 December 2010. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) deplores the arrest and conviction of a warehouse staff of the World Food Program (WFP) in Cambodia, all of which occurred in two days. The astonishingly quick conviction on the weekend comes merely nine days after the new Penal Code went into effect on 10 December. The new Code contains a number of problematic provisions that could be used to criminalise the peaceful exercise of the freedom of expression.
Mr Seng Kunnaka was arrested on 17 December before noon by the Russei Keo district police and was accused of sharing with his co-workers leaflets he printed from the online news blog KI-media, which carries articles and opinion pieces that are often critical of the Cambodian government. Barely two days later, on the morning of 19 December, Mr Kunnaka was found guilty by the Phnom Penh court of incitement to commit a felony under article 495 of the new Criminal Code, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined 1 million riel (approximately 900 Euros or 246 US dollars).
The conviction of an individual for simply sharing written materials with his co-workers is the latest example of a persistent trend of the government's attempt to muzzle dissident and opinions critical of the authorities through repressive legislations. Similarly, Mr Leang Sokchouen, a staff of the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), an FIDH member organization, was sentenced to prison on unfounded disinformation charges on 30 August 2010 in a trial marked by glaringly flawed legal proceedings. Mr Leang was accused of involvement in the production and distribution of anti-government leaflets in Takeo province.(1)
“With this latest deliberate assault on freedom of expression, the Cambodian authorities are becoming ever bolder in their repression and the democratic space is getting ever smaller,” said Souhayr Belhassen. “The United Nations system as a whole must stand up for one of its own and for the fundamental rights and freedoms under threat in Cambodia. Countries sending millions upon millions of development assistance to Cambodia must reflect deeply whether their funding has truly contributed to the progress of Cambodia towards greater freedom.”
(1) Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), “Cambodia: International Groups Condemn Sentencing of Local Rights Staffer: Arbitrary Arrest, Unfair Trial Marked by Flawed Legal Proceedings,” 1 September 2010. Available at: http://www.fidh.org/Cambodia-International-Groups-Condemn-Sentencing
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7 comments:
here is Sam rainsy,He is agay weakness, He don't have burning desire to victory, he do not have passion, he do not have mentor, he not work well with other, his team works are very very, weak, now, we clearly see sam rainsy, are geting deeper, deeper, and deeper to nothings, He surounding himself with bizare, wierds and low attitud peoples, how he claim himself a leader?. Rainsy show up some disciplinary, mental toughness and organize as vissonary to your supporter. You may too weak to lift people up or to rise to the top maximum perfoment for success. you Rainsy better let Son chay lead the RSP he much better with people skile than you.
11:25AM you forgot to say he has no vietnam(youn) MASTER and he is not communistic.
11:25AM, How do you feel knowing that youns vietnamese regard the Cambodian government as vietnam dogs?? Now this is a fact, ask a vietmese anywhere and they'll tell you!!
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This guy Seng Kunakar is a cock sucker. He desvers to be in jail. Don't you mess with the government MAN!
អា 8:46 តើឯងជាកូនយួនមែនទេសូមឯងកុំភ្លេចថាកាលឆ្នាំ1970តើពួកឯងត្រឡប់ទៅស្រុកយួនវិញតាមផ្លូវណាបន្តិចទៀតឯងនិងទៅតាមផ្លូវនោះវិញដ៏ដែល។តែពេលវេលានោះមកដល់សូម្បីតែកូនក្នុងអន្រឹងក៏មិនសល់ផងអាវ៉ា។អានៅបឹងទន្លេសាបដែលស៊ីត្រីខ្មែរអស់ជាង30ឆ្នាំមកនេះនិងក្លាយជាចំណីត្រីវិញម្តងនៅពេលណាដែលឧិកាសមកដល់។
Sam Rainsy is chicken shit! he left his supporter in jail at cambodia but he sleep and eat western foods and sleep in five star hotel. He is unlike our vietnamese comrades rather die in the name protect the people of vietnam and country. Sam Rainsy just another clown to false hope for cambodians.
If you look at Sam Rainsy real close. He just look like us.
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