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| SRP lawmaker Chan Cheng (right) speaks to a local villager in Kandal province during an election campaign in 2008. Photo Supplied |
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Chan Cheng, whose parliamentary immunity was stripped in a landslide vote of the National Assembly last month, had been summonsed to appear in court over allegations he helped an accused man escape from detention, a Kandal provincial court official said yesterday.
Provincial court judge Sin Virak said Chan Cheng was required to take the stand next Thursday, a day after lawyer Choung Choungy was due to appear in court over the same escape.
“I have already issued a citation and sent it to [Chan Cheng’s] house summonsing him to appear in court on January 19,” Sin Virak said.
Chan Cheng, who is now in France, told the Post he had not decided whether he would attend. He declined to comment further.
Sin Virak would not reveal what process the court would follow if Chan Cheng did not attend, saying he would wait to see a police report that detailed the case against him.
Chan Cheng and Choung Choungy are charged with the same offence of aiding and abetting Meas Peng, the second deputy chief of Kien Svay district’s Banteay Dek commune, who escaped from prison on September 22.
Choung Choungy claims Meas Peng, his client, was arrested without a warrant.
SRP spokesman Kimsour Phirith said the party would find another lawyer to represent Chan Cheng.
“There is no reason the court must charge Mr Chan Cheng. This is politically motivated,” Kimsour Phirith said.
When contacted yesterday, Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit spokesman Ek Tha declined to comment in detail.
“We will eave the court to do its job according to the rule of law,” Ek Tha said.
4 comments:
សមមុខហើយសមាជិកគណបក្ស សម រង្សី!សូម្បីមេខ្លួនជួយខ្លួនអែងមិនរួចផង។ រត់ចោលស្រុក អោយសមាជិកងាប់។ គួរគិតគូឡើងវិញ លោក ចាន់ ចេង?
When we tried to buy you for $800K and a piece of land, you are so loyal to your stupid party. See the consequence you rejected our offer. Too bad, we will never buy you again. LOL......
"land slide" vote? It would be of significant if the National Assembly was a true representative body, working for the people. But it is an Assembly of corruption, of nepotism, of "yes boys", and of sheep. THose people are there for the power and money the position in the Nat Ass brings, not to represent the people of Cambodia. They are there to prop up a government which is cruel, barbaric, and traitorous. They are not very diferent from Pol Pot's cadres. The only difference is that Pol Pot's men used to wear tyre sandals, while these sheep now have a spare tyre at the back of their Lexuses.
So "land slide" should not be used in this case. It is more of a madatory headcount of cattle.
3:10 PM - Are you stupid? You are a cheap and uneducated bastard. Your mouth is very stink and smelling very bad.
3:10 PM - Your lady Suy Sophan is very ugly coming from Srok Yuon or Vietnam.
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