A treacherous courtesy from the Cambodian king to Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy

King Sihamoni surrounded by the CPP "éminences grises": Hochimonk Tep Vong (L), Heng Xamrin anf Hun Xen (AP)

30 October 2011
By Pech Bandol
The Free Press Magazine
Translated from Khmer by Skru-da-Royals
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

This scheme is conducted to destroy Sam Rainsy because in the eyes of the Cambodian people, the king is considered as divine, therefore, if Sam Rainsy does not show up as ordered by the king’s invitation, it would be considered as lese-majesty, i.e. it is tantamount to scorning the gods themselves. Hence such offense would bring additional charges on Mr. Sam Rainsy.

When it comes to intervention for Cambodia’s unity, hardly can one ever hear anything from the part of the Cambodian king whom people considers as a tool or a stooge of the Phnom Penh regime. Right now, another laughing matter is taking place when the king ordered leader Sam Rainsy – who is living in self-exile in order to avoid arrest and 12-year of jail sentence for pulling out border stakes – to come and enjoy the birthday anniversary of the former king (Sihanouk), as well as other festivities organized in Phnom Penh on 30 October 2011.

The king’s invitation along with the “official and urgent” order indicated that 2 events will take place starting at 07AM: (1) the 90th birthday anniversary of the ex-king, and (2) the meeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the homecoming of the ex-king.

The king’s invitation sent to Sam Rainsy – a man whom the Phnom Penh regime considers as a criminal – is a great honor, but it is quite surprising that the king is not aware of the situation faced by the opposition leader who was sentenced to jail by the Hun Xen regime. Therefore, one wonders what this invitation mean?

It is a fact that Sihamoni – who is known to be a dancer for half of his lifespan and who is known to be a weakling since birth – is not allowed to undertake anything on his own power or his own whim, except for acting as a bait to fool the Cambodian people in order to serve the Chinese and Vietnamese communists – in the same vein as his father used to be.

In 2005 – not even one year after his coronation in 2004 – the king signed a Supplemental border treaty to the 1985 treaty concluded between the then-People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) and the Yuon. This Supplemental treaty is widely considered as leading to the major loss of Cambodian territories to the Yuon, and it also provided legitimacy to the [illegal 1985 treaty which was imposed by Vietnam on Cambodia]. That was a grateful gesture [from the king] that Hanoi cannot miss. As for the current invitation sent to opposition leader Sam Rainsy, it is just a strategy set in motion by the ruling CPP party for its political gain when it knows full well that Sam Rainsy cannot return home. This scheme is conducted to destroy Sam Rainsy because in the eyes of the Cambodian people, the king is considered as divine, therefore, if Sam Rainsy does not show up as ordered by the king’s invitation, it would be considered as lese-majesty, i.e. it is tantamount to scorning the gods themselves. Hence such offense would bring additional charges on Mr. Sam Rainsy.