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| In this May 1, 2009 file photo, opposition party leader Sam Raisy, right, claps in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A Cambodian court has sentenced Rainsy in absentia Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, to two years imprisonment for uprooting border markers on the frontier with Vietnam. (Photo: AP) |
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 22 February 2011
“... because if judges make decisions by their own will, they are punished by the government and removed from their positions.”
On the eve of a Supreme Court decision in a criminal case against the country’s main opposition leader, officials for human rights and legal organizations said the judiciary has not emerged as an independent branch of government.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a decision in criminal charges against Sam Rainsy for uprooting markers on the Vietnamese border, for which he received a two-year jail sentence in absentia for the destruction of property and racial incitement.
He is facing another 10-year sentence for publishing a map on his website that purported to show Vietnamese encroachment, which the courts determined was fake and constituted disinformation.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights on Tuesday said Sam Rainsy had his immunity stripped from parliament and was convicted of criminal charges with little evidence and to the benefit of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.
“This is a showcase of the absence of any separation of powers of government in Cambodia,” Ou Virak, the head of the center, said in a statement. “What is most concerning is that the legislature, in removing his immunity, and the judiciary, in convicting him with little or no bases, have been the means through which this political end of the executive has been achieved.”
The convictions could leave Cambodia without its main opposition leader as the country approaches local elections in 2012 and a general parliamentary election in 2013, he said.
Wednesday’s hearing coincides with the visit of the UN’s envoy for human rights, Surya Subedi, who is in part looking at the role of the judiciary in human rights abuses.
Run Saray, executive director of the Legal Aid of Cambodia, said Tuesday the roles of the three branches of government are not clearly separate.
“I think the courts in Cambodia are not independent,” he said, “because if judges make decisions by their own will, they are punished by the government and removed from their positions.”
Representatives from several rights groups and legal defense organizations declined to comment on the upcoming case, saying they were hesitant to speak out about the courts for fear of reprisals.
8 comments:
Why do Kos Trol, sea and lands proximately over 10 000 km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty? Why don’t Cambodia goverment transparencies explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 and what's about over 10 000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Kos Trol, Sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty at 1979 to 1985 treaty! Treaty! Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protect a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group rather in the real name of protecting Khmer nation?
Cambodian army at front line suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition, their families have no health care help, no securities after they die but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning with young girls message, have super health care from oversea medical treatment, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make Cambodian people suffer everyday as Cambodian people know already.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that result lost over 10 000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why don't they transparency inform all Cambodian and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't include Kos Trol (Kos Trol size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapoor with heap of great natural resources) in education system in Cambodia.
Look at Hun Sen families, relatives; friends are billionaires, millionaires where do they get the money from if we all just get out of war with empty hands? Hun Sen always say in his speech Cambodia just get up from war, just get up from Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% innocent Cambodian people are so poor struggling with living every day.
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
There is no need (a waste of money and also harmful) to have a legislative and judicial branches under a dictatorial regime because the executive branch does everything.
These people don't care about our Cambodian land. They are greedy son of a bitch. The traitor think that he is the owner of Cambodia.
Here is the latest news from RFA .
ក្រុមហ៊ុនវៀតណាមកំពុងបំផ្លាញព្រៃឡង់
2011-02-22
តំបន់ព្រៃឡង់ ជាព្រៃស្តុកធំមួយ ដែលនៅសេសសល់ចុងក្រោយបំផុតរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហើយដែលគ្របដណ្ដប់ខេត្តចំនួនបី ដូចខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង ក្រចេះ កំពង់ធំ និងព្រះវិហារ។
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ពួកយើងជាកូនខ្មែរ ឈាមខែ្មរ ត្រូវពិចារណាថា អ្វីដែលបាត់បង់ទៅហើយយើងពិបាកនឹងទាមទារយកមកវិញណាស់ មិនមែនថាងាយ ធ្វើងាយតាមដែលយើងគិតទេ
ដូច្នេះយើងគួរតែថែរក្សារបស់ដែលវានៅសល់ នោះវាល្អប្រពៃណាស់ទៅហើយ កុំគិតតែបានស្រែកជេរគ្នាតាម វិទ្យុ អ៊ិនធើណេត ។ល។ ការជេរគ្នា រវាងខ្មែរនិងខ្មែរគ្នាអែងដូច្នេះវានាំអោយមានការរិះគន់ពីបរទេស ជាពិសេសប្រទេសជិតខាងយើងហើយអ្នកទទួលរង្គ្រោះពីការរិះគន់ខ្លាំងជាងគេគឺ ពុកម្ដាយ បងប្អូន ញាត្តិមិត្តយើងវិញទេ ដែលពួកគាត់គ្មានដឹងអីបន្តិចសោះបែរមកទទួលទោសជំនួសពួកយើងវិញ តើយើងមានគិតខ្លះទេ?
ពីខ្ញុំ ជនអប្រិយ
Hun Sen veut écraser , la partie opposition dont son leader Sam reangsy , ce n'est pas une démocratie pour le Cambodge.Ce sera pas bon pour notre patrie.
On avait remarqué à l'époque Sihanouk , il cavalait tout seul .
Les résultats , l'économie n'est pas au top..
Sihanouk , père de tout...jusqu'à père de cinéma , père de sport .
Maintenant Hun Sèn , veut faire la même chose .Il a copié son prédécesseur et ne voudra jamais les critiques de la partie adverse.
Ce n'est pas pour rien que ses conseillers l'appelaient : SAMDECH .
Et les riches au Cambodge : OKGNA.
Ce sont des nouveaux mots après guerre , pour marquer la différence , dans la Société cambodgienne actuelle.
On a complètement oublié les misères à l'époque des Khmers Rouges !
Ratna keo you are the second wife of Nut romdul right, you are very skilefule in cheating Mr, romdul and separete his family, now you used same trick to separet our nation, you thinks people believe you, you are slute women.
Thaksin is Hun Sen best friend.He was
a bad boy in Thailand.Thaksin families are property and money cheaters in Thailand.
The bad guy makes friend with the bad guy.
The Abhisit govt put Thaksin two years in jail,did Hun Sen to Sam Rainsy.
Thaksin was a true thief,but not Sam Rainsy.
Sam Rainsy did the right thing for Cambodia and Khmer people.
The truth is the truth,no one escape from the truth.
Once a year,I went to visit my relatives in Kompong Cham province.
My relatives whispered to me about Vietnam encroaching Khmer land.
Also I went to visit Svay Rieng province in the countryside.
They told me the same thing in Kompong Cham.
It is so true that Hun Sen is a Khmer traitor.
In 1970 through 1975 had the civil war among and Khmer;but it was not true,it was Vietcong and Khmer Lon Nol regime.Everyone knew it in the whole Cambodia.
Sihanouk won the war because of Vietcong help.He depended on Vietcong soldiers.He became king in Khmer Rouge regime.
After Khmer rouge defeating,Khmer Vietminh(Chea Sim and Heng Samrin)and Hun Sen(Khmer Rouge leader)are depending on Vietnam soldiers to win over Khmer Rouge.
Then later Hun Sen become prime minister up to now.
So,Hun Sen gives along the Khmer Vietnam border,islands,sea coast,and the whole Cambodia to Vietnam.
Hun Sen now is just a Governor of Cambodia of Vietnam.
Qadhafi is MAD DOG;also Hun Sen is a MAD DOG in CAMBODIA.
Hun Sen called Khmer people "DOGS".
If Khmer people are DOGS,Hun Sen is a MAD DOG too.
KHmerization hates people who talk about Kos Trol, sea and lands about 10 000km2 to Vietnam. Khmerization try to silence Ms. Rattana Keo about Kos TRol, sea and land 10 000km2. Khmerization tries to play blame game to Ms. Rattana Keo. Khmerization is killing every Cambodian who talks about Kos Trol. Ms. Rattana Keo keeps talking about Kos Trol, sea and lands over 10 000km2 to Vietnam because No Khmer men dare to speak out about this out loud. They are get into politic and news to serve their own interest in money in every generation of Khmer. Khmerization tries to silence one defend less woman that remind Khmers about Kos Trol, sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam injustice to all Cambodian people. Shame on khmerization News! Khmerization only serves their interest in political gain.
All real patriot Khmers die for nothing to serve the optician in every generation. Politian get rich and Khmer people keep suffer every day.
All Cambodian readers beware, I used to be a very big fan that inspired by KI and Khmerization but today I can see their real face and political gain purpose. Beware all Cambodian people! Politian gets rich but Khmer people like you and me are getting suffered every day.
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