Sunday, 19 December 2010
Thet Sambath and Sebastian Strangio
The Phnom Penh Post
Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced a Cambodian United Nations employee on Sunday to six months jail for disseminating material critical of the government, only two days after his arrest.
Seng Kunnaka, who is employed as a guard by the UN World Food Programme, was arrested in Russei Keo district on Friday in possession of printed material from the online news blog KI-Media.
Am Sam Ath, technical supervisor for local rights group Licadho, said Seng Kunnaka was convicted of criminal incitement under Article 495 of the new Penal Code. Judge Keo Vandy also ordered him to pay 1 million riels (US$250) in fines, he said.
Chet [Roi?] Khemara, a prosecutor at the court, was reluctant to discuss the contents of the printed material confiscated from Seng Kunnaka, saying he was too busy to talk.
Ung Borith, the police chief of Kilometre 6 commune in Russey Keo district said the arrest was made because Seng Kunnaka “spread information to other people to read”.
KI-Media, a popular blog run by Khmer exiles, aggregates news articles relating to Cambodia and often takes a strong anti-government line.
Seng Kunnaka’s speedy trial has come under attack from opposition figures and rights activists, who have described it as a clear attack on freedom of expression.
“This rushed trial and groundless conviction is further proof of the growing crackdown on freedom of expression by the Cambodian government,” Licadho Director Naly Pilorge said in a statement yesterday.
Naly Pilorge added that his conviction under the new Penal Code – which came into effect on December 10 – was a signal that free speech would suffer under the new legislation.
“The new criminal code in its current form is a threat to freedom of expression in the country. This conviction, exactly 10 days after the enactment of the new criminal code, is clear evidence of that,” she added.
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann said the party “condemned” the nature of Seng Kunnaka’s conviction.
“Some leaders are not generous. Who can feed his children while he is in prison?” he said.
He also downplayed suggestions that KI-Media was aligned with the SRP, saying that in either case it was a legitimate source that he had used himself....read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
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គិតទៅឥតការធ្វើឬបានជាចង់ដកពុកមាត់ខ្លាលេង?
ពិតជាមិនប្រម៉ានមៀតទាល់តែសោះ។
The Khmer kangaaro Court interpretes the law according to the Kangaroo will. In this 21 rst Century this kind of hypocrysy is out of date.
គេចង់ប្រាប់ថា គេនឹងដាក់គុកពួកខេអាយទាំងអស់
ឲ្យតែមើលក៍មិនបានផង។
គេមិននិយាយថាគេមិនដឹង តែបើគេនិយាយថាគេ
ប្រឆាំង ថាគេបង្ខូច ថាគេបំផុសបំផុល ថាគេច្រណែន។
គេឃើញហើយ ដែលអ្នក់ថាក៍សាងផ្លូវ សាលា មន្ទីពេទ្យ ស្ពាន ទាំងនោះ តែប្រាក់ទាំងអស់នោះជារបស់ពិភពលោកគេជួយទេ ហើយអ្នក់លូចយករបស់គេទៀតផង។
ហើយអ្នក់អួតថាខ្លនជាអ្នក់ធ្វើទាំងអស់ វាហួសពេក
ហើយ អាដំរីព្រៃ
Remember ah Pol Pot who tried to seek to get anybody who tried to know anything about him, well Ah Hun Sen is in the same boat. The environment is however is different, ah Pol Pot was in a communist regime while ah Hun Sen is in the democratic environment where people have the right to read and distribute information. So this means ah Hun Sen kone mee sompeng oss sach is fearful of the ugly truth of his ceding of Cambodian territory to ah YUONs. Ah Hun Sen is described as having ability to speak Vietnamese and as having the ability to acquire dogmeating habit of the YUONs. Gross totally. That mather f*cker has got to go, the sooner the better. What has he done for over 30 years? Nothing. Even the founding father of Singapore does not like his retarded backward 1-man show sh*t. This is guy claims to have a Ph D but he does not even understand anything. Actually he only understands to be a loser and a beggar.
" UNG BORITH THE POLICE CHIEF OF THE KM.6, COMMUNE OF RUSSEY KEO DISTRICT SAID, THE ARREST WAS MADE
BECAUSE SENG KUNNAKA " SPREAD INFORMATIONS TO OTHER PEOPLE TO READ ". IF THIS IS TRUE WHY DON'T
YOU GO AHEAD AND ARREST ALL THE NEWS STANDS AND BOOK STORES OWNERS
BECAUSE THEY JUST DO THE SAME THING. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, WHO
GIVE YOU THE AUTHORITY TO ARREST ANYBODY??? OR YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE TO DO SO???
I bet Ho 5 Hong and other government officials read KI and print stuff for their colleagues, too!!
That is it 12:40, you said it correctly. What about ah government officials who click and print out the information on KI Media? Why not arrest them too. In fact arrest ah Hun Sen first because he checks to read information on KI media everyday. So arrest him first. Then arrest ah Svar Kimhong next because he makes such a big deal about KI Media. Lol Yeah that is it 12:40. You said it well. Arrest those traitors of the Khmer nation first because they are the ones who read information on KI Media. Hahah.
Nuth Savoeun is a good policeman. That why his wife cheats him and like to sleep with foreigners. May be because she loves BIG COCKS.
Who are not aware of this matter?
Nuth Savoeun is a "COCU" or
"A VEK" in Khmer.
សូម KI មេត្តាដករូបខ្ញុំចេញទៅខ្ញុំមិនចង់ជាប់ឈ្មោះថាជាជនក្បត់ជាតិទេខ្ញុំមិនចេះអ្វីទាំងអស់អ្វីៗខ្ញុំធ្វើតាមតែបញ្ជារបស់គេទេវាដូចជាអយុត្តិធម៏ណាស់សម្រាប់រូបខ្ញុំដែលរៀនមិនទាំងចប់ថ្នាក់កុមារដ្ឋានផងតើមានលទ្ធភាពឯណាទៅលក់ជាតិនោះ។ការងារខ្ញុំសព្វថ្ងៃដែលអង្គុយនៅកៅអីប្រធានសភានិយាយតាមត្រង់ប្រៀបបាននិងនិមិត្តរូបអញ្ចឹងកិច្ចការអ្វីៗត្រូវបានគេចាត់ចែងអោយទាំងស្រុងពីព្រោះមិនសូវចេះអារឿងច្បាប់ទម្លាប់ហ្នឹងដូចគេអាណិតខ្លួនដែរដែលរៀនសូត្របានតិចតួចព្រោះតែរស់នៅជនបទហើយណាមួយរវល់ធ្វើកងឈ្លបផង។សូមបងប្អូនកុំយល់ច្រឡំឃើញក្បាលខ្ញុំឆកថាខ្ញុំជាបណ្ឌិតរឺក៍ដុកទ័រនិងគេនោះការពិតវាជ្រុះដោយសាអង្កាស៊ីទេ។អាស្រ័យហេតុដូចបានជំរាបមកខាងលើសូម KI មេត្តាដករូបខ្ញុំបាទចេញពីបញ្ជីជនក្បត់ជាតិដោយអនុគ្រោះ។
បើតែយ៉ាងនេះ ស្រុកខ្មែរពិតជាវិនាសសាបសូន្យគ្មានសល់អ្វីទេ ។ គ្រាន់តែចែកចាយព័ត៌មានចាប់ដាក់គុក??? មិនដែលឃើញមេដឹកនាំណាលីលាយ៉ាងនេះទេ ។ ពួកនេះក្បត់ជាតិមែនហើយបានជាឌធ្វើដូចនេះ ។ មិនចាំបាច់ដាក់សញ្ញាសួរទេ ព្រោះជាជនក្បត់ជាតិមែនទែនហើយ ។
ah ha, ah neth savoeun nis keu chea me macho reach khnong kuk pj kal pi mun. eylov vea loeng bon sak thom nas, tae kdo vea min thom ban chea propun vea phet tov yok borotes.
Government should create another website against Sam Rainsy and let readers who support CPP to criticise Sam Rainsy.
Hun Sen Thok
sappay sappay nass veuy, in my mind. when i was a young boy,i liking hearing the elders talk eache other about Khmer Rouge around 1975-79s and around 1978 Yuon intervened and withrew brouhgt a lot wealth, kproperty of Khmer along the border I saw clearly in my eyes at the old villages a lot LENATTHAN (trenches) those belonged to Vietcong and included hospitals underground.It is said that Vietcong fouhgt with antonalist soldiers Lon Nol, it is true. Later on, siad that when Sihanu would return to Cambodia our county be peace but he was cheated by local Dogs and Yuon hanoi and lost the soil. T he master killers have been ruling the nattion supported by Yuon hanoi as well.When the royal amily politicising like Rannariddh is ignorant one make me very digusting 4 him not be described.
A lev. conti.. next day
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