David Boyle and Meas Sockchea
The Phnom Penh Post
An international union of parliamentarians has urged the government to restore opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s status as a member of parliament, arguing that the criminal convictions that led to his flight from Cambodia were legally unjustified.
A resolution obtained by The Post yesterday, submitted on April 20 by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, argued: “It is becoming ever more urgent to review Mr Sam Rainsy’s case and to rehabilitate him ... to stand in the next parliamentary elections.”
The IPU resolution claimed that Rainsy’s removal of a demarcation post in Svay Rieng province on the Vietnamese border in late 2009 was a political gesture rather than a criminal act.
It also stated that Sam Rainsy’s subsequent publication of a map alleging Vietnamese encroachments into Cambodian territory also did not constitute a criminal act because no recognised map of the border’s demarcation existed.
In Cambodia, however, Sam Rainsy received a two-year prison sentence in January 2010 for destroying public property and racial incitement in relation to the removal of the border demarcation posts.
Last September, he was found guilty of disinformation and falsifying public documents regarding the publication of the maps and sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison.
In March, his parliamentary status was revoked by the National Assembly because his criminal convictions had rendered him ineligible to serve as a lawmaker. With a recent defamation conviction in a case brought by Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, he now faces a 14-year jail term should be return to the Kingdom.[He] is like the Khmer Rouge saying: 'If we keep him, there's no profit; if we throw him away, there's no loss'
Senior Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap yesterday rejected the IPU resolution, though he conceded that it was technically possible for the opposition leader to return to politics if pardoned by the King or the National Assembly.
“I would like to inform Mr Sam Rainsy that it is too late for resolving other problems in order to return home,” he said. “I completely reject [the resolution]. The IPU is not a Cambodian court, it does not understand anything.”
He added that if Sam Rainsy really wanted to return to Cambodia from France, where he is living in self-imposed exile, he should be prepared to go to jail.
“Mr Sam Rainsy is like the Khmer Rouge saying: ‘If we keep him, there’s no profit; if we throw him away, there’s no loss,’” Cheam Yeap said.
Sam Rainsy argued yesterday that the government had no choice but to respect such resolutions made by the international community if it expected it to help resolve Cambodia’s violent border dispute with Thailand, which has seen more deadly clashes take place in recent weeks after fighting broke out on April 22.
“The Cambodian government needs the support of the international community with our border conflict with Thailand, so we have to show a good face to the international community,” he said.
His exclusion as the leader of the largest opposition party from upcoming elections in 2012 and 2013 would expose Cambodia’s “democratic façade”, he added, leaving any elected government illegitimate in the eyes of the international community.
37 comments:
How can Govt call him back because Govt do best job for Viet and we need not democracy for Cambodia. Dictatorship it will be better life for CPP.
ជាការយល់ច្រឡំមួយធំណាស់ដែលគេគិតស្មានថា
សម រង្សីជាបុគ្គលម្នាក់ដែលចាំបាច់សំរាប់ប្រជាជន
កម្ពុជា នៅពេលនេះ។
កាយវិការហុចដៃអោយសត្រូវសៀមរបស់សម រង្សី
នៅពេលដែលសៀមកំពុងផ្លោងគ្រាប់ត្បាល់ដាក់
ប្រជាជនខ្មែរនាពេលចុងក្រោយនេះ កាន់តែធ្វើ
អោយប្រជាជនខ្មែរស្គាល់ច្បាស់ពីគំនិតបុគ្គល
និយមនៃអ្នកនយោបាយស្ទើរភ្លើងសម រង្សកាន់
តែច្រើន ហើយក៏អាចសន្និដ្ឋានថាសម រង្សីមិនបាន
ឈឺឆ្អាលនឹងសៀមឈ្លានពានខ្មែរទេ គឺគិតតែពី
ដៀលត្មាសខ្មែរគ្នាឯ។ោយមានភាពបែកបាក់ដើម្បី
សត្រូវសៀមទៅវិញ។
ក្រុមកំហឹងខ្មែរ
Cheam yeap is really hun sen's dog
we must eliminated by putting 1 bomb in his mouth .
i like so to kill him this dog .
khmer nationalist living at svay rieng .
4:49 PM,
You better off go back to Vietnam, a communist country, where you enjoy the freedom there. You should bring your CPP Yuon members and dogs with you as well so that you can leave Cambodian people alone to form a new government and develop lawful country like the U.S., Canada, Aussie, France, UK, etc.
You have been living more comfortable at home with a lot of money that you stole from the international donors and illegal businesses in Cambodia. You are really a crook.
Hun Sen will not allow Mr. Sam Rainsy to return to Cambodia without punishment for removed the Vietnamese illegal border posts on the Khmer farm land. Hun Sen's boss Nguyen Tan Dung said Mr. Sam Rainsy cannot return to Cambodia.
Hun Sen is my best slave for life.
As much as I hate CPP leaders, I don't think Sam Rainsy is a viable alternative.
Sam Rainsy may have all good intentions, but he has no ability. In the jungle politics like Cambodia, ability not the intentions that count the most.
6:46 PM
You get it right, buddy, because in Cambodia Hun Sen is the law.
The court is just a tool for the rich and powerful. Cambodia is a banana kingkom.
Sam R. his ability to speak English and french can use foreigners to help Cambodia better than a bunch of cpp crooks.
A comment written in Khmer is Hun Sen slave working for Yuon. Good in Khmer language but with Vietnamese brain. It mentions Thai invade into Cambodia when was that and Thai used cluster bombs in a war they will used anything to win a war. There are laws in a war zones. Cambodian soldiers can do the same if we an abilities and weapons to fight full scale war but with Thai Armed Forces, Cambodian soldiers are match no matter what you are trying to buildup and spent billions of dollars. Thai defend budget is $5 billion dollars a year compare to Cambodian $300 million.
Mr. Sam Rainsy is best for all Cambodian because he is protecting Cambodian territory and people. Hun Sen has 30 years experience in politics but he is not protecting Cambodian territory, people and giving Cambodian territory to the Vietnamese.
To all Hun Sen supporters must go back to Cambodia and live there. Don't come back to foreign country if you are brave and strong supporters.
I will requested to all foreign countries to expel all Hun Sen supporters from their country.
If your motherfucker like Khmer people why motherfucker don't say nothing to motherfucker Siems?
If you are strong and brave to fight Thai go ahead nobody can stop you.
Siems preserved Khmer culture while the Hun Sen's supporters destroyed it.
Doesnt matter ifThai defend budget is $5 billion dollars a year compare to Cambodian $300 million. Khmer government need to stop stealing the Nation money for themself. Make you wonder why should I go died for this country traitor
I would voluteer time for free to built fences at the South Cambodai between Vietnam and Khmer. then others fences between Khmer and Thailand
7:45 PM
No needed to die for the CPP, it's not Cambodia. Just live for your family, it's good enough.
THOSE WHOSE CRITICISE MR SAM RAINSY, CAN YOU REALLY COMPARES YOURSELF, OR DO BETTER?
PLEASE!
7:50 PM
Can't do that, you just can't separate Kampuchea Krom from its mother Kampuchea.
Neither you can't separate Surin and othe provinces from Kampuchea either.
WHat the fuck are Khmer Krom and Khmer Surin? fuckers
AH YOUN VIETCONG 8:21PM GO BACK TO YOUR HOMELAND VIETNAM AH RORLEAY
8:21 pm - please study more Khmer History.
8:21 PM
What the fuck are fuck and fuckers? fuckers
Khmer Krom and Khmer Surin are not part of Cambodia for very longtime. Now Khmer people must protecting Cambodia before it is become a part of the Vietnamese expansion. Cambodia is heart and soul to all Khmer people in the World. Without Cambodia all Khmer people will be gone from the World Map and World History forever like Khmer Krom and Khmer Surin.
Khmer Rouge trial Case 0003 is for Hun Sena and Ho Nam Hong.
Justice will prevail!
VietCong and its puppet CPP-HunViet are the main terrorists in SE.
-Land grabbing
-Border violationsss
-illegal treaties
-Gross violator of people rights to basic living
-Corruptions at all levels of government
-Forced eviction of citizens..
List goes on...
Hun Sen is not only Yuon's dog but Yuon's tiger that are eating Khmer heads and no one, even Kem Sokha or Ranaridh, dare to challenge this slave tiger but nationalist Sam Rainsy. Once Hero Sam Rainsy become leader, border territory will be saved and so are Khmer people's lives. Do not support CPP unless you are Yuon or Yuon's slaves.
Khmer Surin are brainwashed by thai people and they think they are 100% Thai people. When I asked them.... Khmer need to education ours people around the boarder. Hun Sen got to go Khmer people...no matter what! He dont give a shit about Khmer problem or it people. Youn put him there so VC can coverup to colony Cambodia
Best things for Khmer now is to get rid of the Hun Sen and weaken his CCP party. Then we need to created a National police agent to monitor country from Vietnam and Thailand or any foreigner. SO they dont damage the country.
Cheam Yeap said,
"if we keep him,there's no profit;
if we throw him away,there's no loss"
The oldest and the youngest(10 years
old)people in Pol Pot regime remembered these words,so did I.
When you were under Khmer Rouge you
were using these words,and now you
are still using these words again
under CPP govt.
So,it means that Cambodia is still
communist,not a free world country.
Cambodia is a free world ghost,a
kingdom ghost,and a govt ghost.
What a country!
Mr.Sam Ransy have to return back to Cambodia in order to protect Khmer 's land and its people.
i hear you, however, i wonder if they bother to ask the opinions of khmer people in cambodia to see what they think about scam rainsy's return, etc, really! i believe it is about cambodia and khmer people's rights, etc, not so much about the some special interest group, you know! get educeated as well, please!
Vietnam took Champa in 1683.
It took Khmer Krom in1949.
It took Lao in 1975.
Then it took Cambodia in 1979,
but Cambodia now has a little air
to breath.
If Sam Rainsy Party,Human Rights party,and Khmer movement(Suon Serey
Ratha)are dead.
Cambodia becomes a province of Viet.
I am making a request,three of them
should get along well with each other to save Cambodia;if three
Khmer leaders serve CPP,Cambodia
will wipe out of the map like
Champa,Khmer Krom,and Lao(Lao 90%
have no hope to be free from Viet).
បើមានមនុស្សដួចអាបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅស្រុកខ្មែរជាជន
អគតិនោះគួរតែបិតវិបសៃនេះហើយពីព្រោះមិនមានអ្វី
បំរើការឲ្យពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជានោះទេ។វិបសៃនេះចេះតែដើរ
ញុះញង់ឲ្យមនុស្សម្នារគ្រប់ទីកន្លែងស្អប់រអើងរវាងគ្នានឹងគ្នាជារាងរាល់ថ្ងៃបើវិបសៃនេះបិតក៏ជាការល្អម្យ៉ាងដែរ។
To All KHmer
Khmer are not communist country. We have open election...so dont give up..we will get there just keep voting, we know HUN Sen cheated the voting system. It will be closely monitor this coming election. So dont give up Hope...Help keep it alive!
Sam should visit the US and ask them to arrest all the members of the CPP.
យើងខ្ញុំជាពលរដ្ឋ នៅ សហរដ្ឋ សូមគាំទ្រ ១០០% អ្នកតុបតែងកំណាព្យខាងលើ យើងខ្ញុំដឹងច្បាស់ថាពួកអាកុម្មុយនីស្តកញ្ជះយួន អាហ៊ុនសែន អាជាស៊ីម អាហេងសំរិន អាស្វាកឹមហុង សុទ្ធជាអាពួកជនក្បត់ជាតិមែន!!!
ពេលពួកខ្ញុំទៅលេងប្រទេសខ្មែរម្តងៗ ពួកខ្ញុំបានឃើញថាយួននៅគ្រប់កន្លែង ក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែររហូតទីជនបទមែន តើអនាគតប្រទេសខ្មែរប្រែក្លាយជាប្រទេសយួន មិនហួសពីឆ្នាំ ២០១៥ ទេឬ? សូមកូនខ្មែរក្នុងនិងក្រៅប្រទេស សូមរួមគ្នាកំចាត់ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុនសែន ជាស៊ីម ហេងសំរិន ស្វាកឹមហុង!
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ជ័យោ! កូនខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ ក្នុងប្រទេសនិងក្រៅប្រទេស ក្រោកឡើងកំទេច ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុនសែន ជាស៊ីម ហេងសំរិន ស្វាកឹមហុង!
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