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| Ban in Cambodia, Peschoux and Ban follow through on human rights & ECCC not shown |
By Matthew Russell Lee
Inner City Press
UNITED NATIONS, June 14 -- A week after Ban Ki-moon on June 6 met with the Asia Group of states at the UN seeking a second term as Secretary General, controversy swirled around the dropping of a genocide case by the UN affiliated Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
On June 13, Inner City Press asked Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky:
Inner City Press: a number of international staff have left because the third case was sort of suspended without investigation by the judges. So, it says, this is what I wanted to ask you, it said that these staff members wrote to the Secretary-General before they quit. I wanted to know if that’s true and I wanted to know what he thinks, given the controversy that surrounded his visit to Cambodia; does he have any comment at all on what is viewed as sort of disorder in the court or shutting down of the inquiry into the Khmer Rouge era there?
Spokesperson Nesirky: Probably a little later today, Matthew.
During Ban's trip to Cambodia last October, Hun Sen spoke of the removal of the head of the UN human rights office in Phnom Penh, Christophe Peschoux. Ban offered little defense of him. Nesirky called it “an internal personnel matter” and when Peschoux left earlier this year, Nesirky's office through his deputy Farhan Haq had “no comment at this time,” or since.
But on June 13 a comment was promised, and 24 hours it was issued -- a statement on the ECCC. The statement is long and detailed but is hardly responsive to the human rights and accountability questions raised. As on Peschoux, it says that Ban's UN will “not comment on internal United Nations administrative or staffing processes.”
Eschewing comment, it says that public scrutiny will come at some unspecified later date. Ban is expected, with Asia Group support, to get a second five year term as Secretary General on June 16 in the Security Council, then June 21 in the General Assembly.
Here is the statement:
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Support for the independence of the judiciary is a fundamental principle that the United Nations upholds in Cambodia as elsewhere. The judges and prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) must be allowed to function free from external interference by the Royal Government of Cambodia, the United Nations, donor States, and civil society.
It follows that the United Nations categorically rejects media speculation that we have instructed the Co-Investigating Judges to dismiss Case 003. It similarly follows that the United Nations will not comment on issues which remain the subject of judicial consideration, nor speculate on actions that should or should not be taken by the judges or prosecutors in any case. As is normal practice, the United Nations will also not comment on internal United Nations administrative or staffing processes related to the ECCC. The United Nations will ensure that the international component of the ECCC, including the Office of the Co-Investigating Judges, has sufficient resources to undertake its work.
The announcement made by the Co-Investigating Judges on 29 April 2011 that they have decided to conclude their investigation in Case 003, is an interim procedural step. Issues related to that decision will be the subject of further consideration by the Co-Investigating Judges, the Co-Prosecutors, and the Pre-Trial Chamber. Any other proceedings that may be initiated by the Co-Investigating Judges will also be subject to the independent judicial process.
The Co-Investigating Judges are not under an obligation to provide reasons for their actions at this stage of the investigation in Case 003. Consistent with the civil law system of the Kingdom of Cambodia, judicial investigations at the ECCC are not conducted in public, and all persons participating in a judicial investigation must generally maintain confidentiality.
The Co-Investigating Judges must ultimately issue a Closing Order in Case 003 which, in relation to each suspect, either sends him or her to trial, or dismisses the case against him or her. The Closing Order must include reasons, which will appropriately be available for public scrutiny. Speculating on the content of the Closing Order at this stage does not assist the independent judicial process.
The United Nations, working closely with donor States, will continue to strongly support the work of the ECCC. The ECCC is currently preparing to commence the trial in Case 002 on 27 June 2011. The accused in case two are the four remaining leaders of the Khmer Rouge, including Khieu Samphan, the former Head of State; and Nuon Chea, ‘brother number two’ to Pol Pot. Their trial will be of true international significance, and deserves the ongoing, strong support of the international community.
New York, 14 June 2011
15 comments:
Beggars making millions of dollars every year, I saw many Khmers beg all over the world (America, Asia, Australia, Europe) They won't let you go unless you give them couple cents or fuck on their face. Cheap Khmer beggars. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Every time I saw a Khmer beggar, I pissed in their face
Beggars making millions of dollars every year, I saw many Khmers beg all over the world (America, Asia, Australia, Europe) They won't let you go unless you give them couple cents or fuck on their face. Cheap Khmer beggars. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Every time I saw a Khmer beggar, I pissed in their face
God job Samdech Decho Yuon Hun Sen!!!!!!!
Ban Ki Moon is no better than HoonXen.
Fuck you! Samdech Decho khwak Hun Sen..!!!! You mat..fu..ker.
ben kimoon and his colleges, satan in the saint place lol
In a real democratic country Hun Sen is automatically disqualified as a PM because of this secret taping revelation with Kem Sokha.
It shows that Hun Sen is a crook and how can you trust a crook to be your leader?
This is the destiny of a nation it is not a chess game like Hun Sen thinks.
6:43, Yes, Hun Sen is a crook and Kem Sokha is working for Hun Sen; therefore, Kem Sokha is also a crook and worst than that he is also a HYPOCRITE.
They are both crooks.
បាញ់ កឹមមួន មនុស្សស៊ីជោរ ចូលចិត្តស៊ីជោរ
ដូចហ៊ុនសែន អីចឹង គ្រាន់តែបានមកស្រុកខ្មែរម្តង
ហ៊ុនសែន វាផ្គាប់ចិត្ត យកចិត្តតិច ឯងនិង បិទភ្នែក
មើលអីលែងឃើញហើយ អាក្រក់នោះ ។
បាញ់ កឹមមួន គាំទ្រហ៊ុនសែន ហ៊ុនសែន គាំទ្រ បាញ់ កឹមមួន ។
បាញ់ កឹមមួន អើយ បាញ់ កឹមមួន
បាញ់ កឹមមួន មនុស្សស៊ីជោរ ចូលចិត្តស៊ីជោរ
ដូចហ៊ុនសែន អីចឹង គ្រាន់តែបានមកស្រុកខ្មែរម្តង
ហ៊ុនសែន វាផ្គាប់ចិត្ត យកចិត្តតិច ឯងនិង បិទភ្នែក
មើលអីលែងឃើញហើយ អាក្រក់នោះ ។
បាញ់ កឹមមួន គាំទ្រហ៊ុនសែន ហ៊ុនសែន គាំទ្រ បាញ់ កឹមមួន ។
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បានវាចុះសំរុងនិងគ្នាកើត
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and 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 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 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?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The 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 protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
Van Ki Moon gets US$ 20 000 000 bribe from Hun Sen. Van Ki Moon works for Hun Sen.
Van Ki Moon accepts Hun Sen bribe US$ 20 000 000 because the rest of Van KI Moon life can't earn that much.
Shame! Shame! on UN leads by Van Ki Moon.
So the dictatorship around the world kill as much their own people as long as all the dictatorship bribe Van Ki Moon US$ 20 000 000 each. After Van Ki Moon retire from UN , He has US$ 120 000 000 in his bank accound.
Maybe UN Secretary General might go to jail that under International Law.
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