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| Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters from the Post in August 2008 in Phnom Penh. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan) |
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
THE Appeal court yesterday reduced a decade-long sentence handed to opposition leader Sam Rainsy on charges of disinformation and forgery for producing maps alleging Vietnamese encroachment on Cambodian territory to seven years.
The September 2010 sentence against the self-exiled leader of the Sam Rainsy Party was commuted as the original sentence was made under law established by the 1993 United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, not the Kingdom’s new penal code.
Sam Rainsy produced the maps shortly after he uprooted demarcation posts on the Vietnamese border in Svay Rieng’s Chantrea district during a protest in October 2009, an act which landed him a separate two-year jail sentence.
Government lawyer Ky Tech said yesterday that a seven-year penalty was correct under the new penal code.
“This decision is according to the law ... we have nothing to oppose, we can accept [the sentence] because the Appeal Court decision is correct,” he said.
Sam Rainsy, who lives in exile in France, could not be reached for comment yesterday by the time the Post went to press.
But SRP lawmaker Kim Sourphirith said the decision was just a “funny game” by the court to feign independence, adding his party was not interested in whether Sam Rainsy’s sentence was increased or reduced because the case was politically motivated.
“We are not interested in the sentence,” he said.
“We knew beforehand that the court would give Sam Rainsy a guilty sentence,” he said.
The decision, based on Cambodia’s penal code adopted in late 2009, also reduced a five million riel (US$1,233) fine handed to the SRP leader to three million riel but left unchanged 60 million riel he is required to pay in compensation to the state.
25 comments:
A fugitive Sam Rainsy, if he wants to return to Cambodia, he has to bend his knee and bow his head to the ground and ask PM Hun Sen for forgiveness, otherwise, he will live in France for good. Legal action against Hun Sen, appeal to foreign countries to put pressure on Hun Sen or appeal for uprising against the government. None of those won't help him at all, but it will bury him into a deep hole.
Sam Rainsy is not guilty. How can a person that is not guilty be convicted. It must be politically motivated by a Hanoi backed political kangaroo court.
The Khmer natinalists are convicted, but opposite the Xmer traitors and killers are in power, the is ridiculous for this land. The prison was bilt not for crimes but fot for people whose are against crimes. The crininals are working in the regime freely and the international commmuity will never see those, or they see but dare to say?
កាត់ទោស សម រង្ស៊ីតម្រូវចឹត្តចៅហ្វាយយួន ឧិខ្មែរអឺយភ្ញាក់ឡើង កុំបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យអាយ៉ងយួនទៀត
That the nature of evil acts,
they want to looks good.
A little of their goodness, is like full size heaven.
But they don't relies that a little right is still bullshit.
Who is stopping AH HUN SEN from do whatever he want in Cambodia! After all Cambodia and Cambodian people are his personal property! Time will change everything.
Soon will cut down to ZERO "0" so ah Kwack Hun Xen can cheat and steal the election legally!!!!
Old fucking game! to the motherfuckers!!!!! Do the King know that and accepted??????
Do we should fallow the leech?
4:42 PM
Have you ever heard a Nationalist who defends his or her country been convicted? It says that this conviction is under the aggressive invader Vietnamese. Are you Vietnamese? Yes indeed. The real Cambodian court does not convict its own nationalist only the Vietnamese court yes.
You have to be in hell to feel the pain of the victims who are victimized by the Vietnamese invaders.
Nothing can be impossible, Hun Sen can be killed in a second on GOD's time. You too, you can be dragged to hell by the power of GOD tonight to see that hell is not the place you wnat to be so do not try to persecute the owner of the land (Cambodia), you Viet invaders.
keep running away, nobody will vote for you, ok! show cambodia what you can do for cambodia to help cambodia, not only making trouble, ok! look into reforming cambodia's judicial system and political system like introducing the terms limit law for top gov't official, etc, ok! otherwise, you are a hypocrite, no more, no less, really!
stop being biased toward cambodia and khmer people, ok! and stop underrated cambodia and khmer people, ok! start working in cambodia and khmer people's interest, instead of foreign interest, ok! sam rainsy, you are no different from the very people you are accusing working for foreign interest or whatever, ok! stop being stupid forever for a change, ok! of course, there are more cambodia than you and i, really! and stop using or picking on people's background as a lame excuse to call them names or whatever, ok! people from all walks of life can change and have change through better education, experience, smart, clever, intelligent, learned, knowledge, etc, ok! so, don't assume just because someone is from a mediocre background of what have you mean they are dumb and stupid and ignorant, ok! we all born the same and learn from everybody in school, in business, in society and in traveling the world and see the world all around us, ok! so, don't be so stupid by calling people names and looking down on them, ok! show us you are a trustworthy leader and and educated one as well! don't be so stupid and outdated forever, ok! it's called life and survival, people will do anything to survive in this world, you know. you have to, it's life, ok! and advocate the rule of law, that is better for cambodia and everyone involved with it, ok!
people from all walks of life should be given a chance to participate in developing and helping cambodia to modernized and develop! no prejudice due to personal background, etc, ok! only education level and smart and intelligent count, not so much personal background! and no criminal record either, ok!
keep in mind cambodia now changed, nothing is the same again, ok! life and time move on, you know!
stop looking down on khmer people, ok, sam rainsy! we know your background from the past as well, your family are racist and elitist, so, naturally, you are prejudice and underrated cambodia and khmer peopel from the start! you are blinded and ignorant and outdated in that sense, you know! if you failed to see cambodia changed, then it is your own ignorant and fault. you should retire from politics as there are more to cambodia than you and i, ok! cambodia is not about you only, ok! people in cambodia can vote for whoever they want if they like them and how they run the gov't etc! people don't have to like your style, ok! your style is so outdated in this day and age because cambodia has changed, and you haven't, ok! stop being stupid forever, ok! people like you is how the stupid KR became destructive in the past! who wants that again?
" Government lawyer Ky Tech said yesterday that a seven-year penalty was correct under the new penal code. "
What codes?
Animals law codes, of course. STOP using the law codes in the Kingdom of Banana.
លោកសម រង្សីចង់អង្គុយកៅអីនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីចនួសអាខ្វាក់ខ្ញុំគាំទ្រ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែលោកសង្ឃឹមថាលោកនឹងយកអំណាចពីអាខ្វាក់តាមរយៈការបោះឆ្នោតឬ? យោបល់ខ្ញុំគឺអត់ផ្លូវទេលោក,លោកបានបោះបីបួនដងទៅហើយ! លោកល្មមអាចទក់ស្មានបានថាក្បាច់របស់លោកវាអាចទៅរួចឬមិនរួចបានហើយ។ បើលោកអស់ក្បាច់ទាត់គេដួលហើយៗនៅតែអួតថាទាត់គេដួលទៀតនោះ លើកក្រោយនេះពិតជាអត់មានអ្នកចាប់លុយទេលោក ព្រោះពួកគេយល់ថាលោកសម រង្សីវៃស៊ីសំណូកជាមួយអាខ្វាក់ ហ៊ុន សែន OK!.
ចុៈប្រទេសមួយចំនួនក្នុងពិភពលោកដែលគេធ្វើឈ្នៈហើយលោកក៏បានដឹងដែរនោះម៉េចក៏មិនព្រមធ្វើ?។ខ្ញុំនិយាយនេះគឺចង់ឱយលោកឈ្នៈ...
Reduce the sentence for Mr. Sam Rainsy, do not forget to add to Mr.Hun Sen's crime and the criminal 4:42 PM above.
Nothing in this planet is eternal. Who laughs today, he or she cannot avoid weeping tomorrov.
DO NOT settle for less Mr. Sam Rainsy. Your goal is to establish true Democracy to all Khmers whether whatever it takes.
អា ហ៊ុន សែន! អាកញ្ជៈយួន! អាឃាតករ! អាឯងត្រូវចងចាំថា៖ អំពើរដ៏សាហាវឃោរឃៅរបស់អាឯងក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧នោះ បើខ្មែរខ្លៈមិនបានដឹងក៏ពពួកយោមបាលបានដឹងដែរ ហើយពួកគេបានដាំទឹកដ្តៅរងចាំថ្ងៃអាឯងចុៈទៅដល់គេ
នឹងចាប់អាឯងបោះទៅក្នុងទឹកក្តៅនោះភ្លាម។
លោកសម រង្សី កំពុងរៀបចំគំរោងបើកយុទ្ធនាការណ៍
កេណ្ឌប្រមូលខ្មែរក្រៅប្រទេសដើម្បីប្ដឹងហ៊ុន សែន ទៅតុលាការឧក្រិដ្ឋអន្តរជាតិអំពីបទឧក្រិដ្ឋសង្រ្កាម
និងឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មប្រឆាំងមនុស្សជាតិ របស់ហ៊ុន សែន
សូមខ្មែរទាំងអស់ជួយ លោកសម រង្សី ប្រាកដជាឈ្នះឧក្រិដ្ឋជនហ៊ុន សែន។
Law means luy=money in Cambodia.
SAM RANSY,HE IS CAMBODIAN TOO AND HIS BLOOD IS A HUNDRED PERCENT KHMER'S BLOOD,SO THEN, GIVE HIM A CHANCE AT LEASE HE IS WORKING FOR THE POOR KHMER'S PEOPLES.GODBUDHHA IS ALWAYS BEING WITH HIM BECAUSE GODBUDHHA HAS KNOWN VERRY WELL WHO 'S BETRAYING HIS HOMELAND AND WHO'S NOT!.PUTHOR ARAHANG!,THOM MANG ARAHANG!,SANG KHANG ARAHANG!.
peace!
11:31PM
If you want to shoot Sam Rainsy, shoot him,ok! you are no need to brag on and on and on, then you end up stepping on your toes. Everyone is born equal, OK, but not everyone knows the same,OK. Everyone can learn from everywhere, school, street talks and reading, OK, but not everyone is capable to comprehend thing the same. You call Sam Rainsy to stop putting down on Khmer people,OK, but others support him because he speaks the truth and he wants to keep foreign business in Cambodia. Your put-down-people are violated Human Rights which can cause the political risks; chaos, riot, civil war. These may cause foreign bussiness to move out thereby others urge Sam Rainsy to deligate with them. Then, Sam Rainsy have to open up the Human Rights violation which may have touched to you people. If you misunderstood Sam Rainsy talking bad about your people, you hate to have Human Rights and Democracy established in Cambodia and vice versa I can say you are supporting Dictatorhip.
Only Khmer Rouge practices dictatorial regime...Are you Khmer Rouge or Khmer Rouge defector?
Everyone is born equal and has equal rights as a human being and equal opportunity,OK!!!
Prey Veng
THE ACTION OF THE HERO SAM RAINSY IS THE PROOF TO THE FUTURE TO RECLAIM BACK THE STOLEN BORDER LAND FROM AH THIEF YOUN
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