MEAS SOKCHEA
The Phnom Penh Post
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party officials have appealed to garment workers nationwide to attend a planned screening of a controversial documentary about the murder of labour leader Chea Vichea on Labour Day, May 1, at their party headquarters in Phnom Penh.
In a letter obtained by The Post yesterday to be sent to unions, workers and NGOs, SRP officials said that party president Sam Rainsy, who is currently in self-imposed exile in France, will talk with garment workers via video conference at the screening of Who Killed Chea Vichea?.
The 2009 documentary by American director Bradley Cox investigates the 2004 murder of Chea Vichea, former head of the Free Trade Union, examining the charges against two men initially accused of the crime and suggesting that government officials may have helped to plan the murder.
Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union and brother of Chea Vichea, said yesterday that thousands of workers had been prevented from watching the film because of government inference.
“We could not find any spot to screen the film,” Chea Mony said, adding that he predicted nearly 10,000 people at the screening. “The Interior Ministry spokesman [Khieu Sopheak] has said to watch the film at home.”
Previous attempts to screen the film publicly have been thwarted, with government officials calling the film an “illegal import”.
Last month, a screening of Who Killed Chea Vichea? at a restaurant in Daun Penh district was halted when the restaurant’s owner cut power to the building.
We have promised [this to] workers for a long time
Unionists who attempted to show the film at a Labour Day rally last year had their projector screen pulled down by local police.
“We would now like to appeal to workers and all people who want to watch Who Killed Chea Vichea? to see who was behind [Chea Vichea’s] killers, please go to watch the film at SRP headquarters,” Chea Mony said. He added that the decision to screen the film at SRP headquarters was not politically motivated.
“The Cambodian People’s Party, Funcinpec Party, if any party offers a large space for me to screen the film, I will screen it,” he said.
SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua said yesterday that the film must be shown to recall Chea Vichea’s struggle.
“We have promised [this to] the workers for a long time,” Mu Sochua said. “The authorities have always disrupted the screenings.”
Mu Sochua added that the screening was “not secret” and invited government officials to attend.
Khieu Sopheak, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said yesterday that the film was not as important as the current border conflict with Thailand and urged SRP officials pay attention to the fighting.
“Thinking of the battlefield is more important than Who Killed Chea Vichea?,” Khieu Sopheak said.
“Collecting workers to help [Cambodian] armed forces in the battlefield is better.”
Phnom Penh Municipal Police Chief Touch Naruth could not be reached for comment yesterday.
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Where can I download this documentary?
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស្អប់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជាដូចអាចម៍អញ្ចឹង សព្វថ្ងៃនេះប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរងចាំការផ្លាស់ប្តូរមកដល់
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You can buy it to support the production of the documentary.
Thai news:
Three Thai villagers based in Surin's Phanom Dong Rak district have been arrested for allegedly providing target coordinates for Cambodia's rocket attacks as well as food and supplies to Cambodian soldiers.
Sanat Phimkao, a former village head, has been released due to insufficient evidence but as of last night, Khamphan Wongsa and Sermsuk Phochaile were still being detained by police for further questioning.
The arrests came after the military received information allegedly indicating they had shopped for supplies and food and delivered them to Cambodian soldiers.
The military was also suspicious because rockets from BM21 multiple launchers were landing frequently in Nong Khan Na village. Police found in their mobile phones a large number of numbers with area codes in Cambodia.
From reader:
Dear beloved Khmer SURIN,
We highly salute your noble action at this important moment for taking part in defending our Khmer Empire land.
We die for our country not for our ennemy.
May load buddha bess all Khmers around the world, especially our soldiers at the frontline.
where can I purchase this film. Any big retail store in the USA. Anyone?? walmart or bestbuy??
Thais would like to talk to Hun Sen but Hun Sen didnot want to talk. He simply wants the International Unit to interfere. He gives out Cambodian's soil to Vietnam and then wants 4.6 square kilometre from Thailand. He wants to appoint his son, fucking Hun Manet to replace Tia Banh. He fears that Tia Banh will stage a coup against him. So he asks his son to break out the war with Thailand. Cambodians started first. Hun Ma Net started first. All Cambodians should be united. Kill Hun Sen and ask Sam Rainsy to come back. It is only then that the war will be stopped. Hun Sen has planned to appoint his sun to succeed him...
Hun Sen did a lot of corruptions. He stole the donation money given to Cambodian people. He evacuated people from their own land illegitimately. He has given many pieces of land of Cambodia to Vietnam...etc. All these make him deserve to get caught and sentenced to death. You Cambodians are coward to fight Hun Sen!!!
តើនរណាសំលាប់ជាលោក ជា វិជ្ជា?បានបញ្ចាំង
តាមរដ្ធនានានៅសហរដ្ធអាមេរិក បានបញ្ចាំងហើយ
នៅរដ្ធកាលីហ្វរនីញ៉ា។ មានមនុស្សមួយចំនួនធំបាន
ទៅទស្សនាខ្សែភាពយន្តនេះ។
ជាការប្រសើរណាស់ ត្រូវបានបញ្ចាំងនៅទីស្នាក់
ការគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ។
សូមអោយមានជោគជ័យក្នុងការបញ្ចាំងនេះ។
Cambodian-Thai at ASEAN sideline meeting is not going to solve the issue once for all. If Cambodia gives in at this level with no firm commitment put in place by ASEAN, the border conflict will trigger again as usual. Cambodia needs to bring the thief all the way to ICJ as it did in 1962 to prevent Thailand invasion reoccurrence.
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