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Phnom Penh Post
“We are even better than Libya in that respect (sic!)” - Ek Tha, PQRU mouthpiece
The Cambodian government believes there is “nothing to be concerned about” in the latest controversy to rock the Khmer Rouge tribunal it jointly backs with the UN, government officials said yesterday.
Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit spokesman Ek Tha told the Post that from the point of view of the government, the tribunal is running smoothly and normally.
“I would like to emphasise and stress that the Royal Government of Cambodia does not see any problems with the ECCC,” Ek Tha said yesterday. “The government does not see anyone on the Cambodian side at the court break any rules.
“The government point of view is that the Cambodian side has not breached any internal regulations,” Ek Tha said, adding that, in his opinion, the tribunal was a “model court” and the Cambodian and international sides were working “side by side” to ensure genocide is never repeated.
Calling it quits
UN-nominated reserve Co-Investigating Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet quit the court this week after being “totally blocked” from conducting proper investigations into government opposed cases 003 and 004.
He laid the blame squarely at the feet of his Cambodian counterpart, You Bunleng, and an administrative order he allegedly gave demanding Cambodian staff not cooperate with the UN judge.
He is the second international judge to quit the court and allege sabotage of the investigations in two months.
His predecessor quit citing political interference into the two cases.
International commitment
The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the UN told the Post yesterday that it is “seriously concerned about these worrying developments”.
“It is in the process of assessing the situation with the assistance of the Secretary-General’s Special Expert,” the OSSG said by email.
“The Secretary-General reiterates that the decision not to appoint Laurent Kasper-Ansermet as International Co-Investigating Judge of the ECCC is a breach … of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia,” the UN said, adding that the failure of Cambodia’s Supreme Council of Magistracy to endorse his appointment caused the current impasse at the court.
Court monitor Open Society Justice Initiative yesterday called on the UN to reconsider its entire commitment to the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
“The United Nations must now determine whether its continued partnership in the ECCC is a genuine search for truth and justice, or rather an international endorsement of a Cambodian government controlled and politically driven process,” the OSJI press release states.
The OSJI also highlighted the “persistent, well-documented violations of the rights of suspects and victims alike throughout the course of the flawed judicial investigation into Cases 003 and 004”.
Case for hope
The latest blow to investigations into cases 003 and 004 has left civil party lawyers crest-fallen.
“With the resignation of Mr Kasper-Ansermet, seeking justice for the victims will be hopeless,” civil party lawyer Hong Kimsuon, who represents more than 200 civil party applicants, told the Post. “They really want to see the people who have committed these crimes to be punished, so that victims can finally feel calm.”
Sam Sokong, another civil party lawyer who represents the interests of about 250 civil party applicants, said he had lost almost all hope for the cases.
“I can hardly believe they will happen,” he said by telephone. “The civil parties in these cases and other victims will never receive justice if these cases are not advanced.
“There will continue to be impunity for the perpetrators.”
However, Ek Tha claimed the government’s work with the court provided a good international example.
“We arrested all the top leaders of the Khmer Rouge in 1998,” he said. “If we wanted to kill them, we would have killed them already, but we didn’t take any shortcuts – we respect the law.
“We are even better than Libya in that respect,” Ek Tha said.
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To contact the reporter on this story: Bridget Di Certo at bridget.dicerto@phnompenhpost.com
To contact the editor for this story: Chad Williams at chad.williams@phnompenhpost.com
11 comments:
AH EK THA GO GET MORE EDUCATION MAYBE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MORE RULES OF LAW. AH KWACK IS DEFINITELY VIOLATING THE AGREEMENT IN 2003 AH ROLEAY
It’s the same as in Jan 1979 when the Vietnamese invasion force were at Noeuk Loeung, but the Phnom Penh radio of Pol Pot still announced that they were winning the war.
The PQRU of Hun Sen is a bunch of frogs in the little well.
The PQRU is a mouth piece of Hun Sen, so they bark whatever he wants them to bark.
ចាំមើលចុះ....
វាសនាអា ហ៊ុន សែន នឹងងាប់តៃហោង
ដូចខ្មោចហ្គាដាហ្វី នៃប្រទេសលីប៊ីអញ្ជឹង...!!
The Cambodian government is blind, literally led by a blind man, and does things blindly. So the PQRU is correct in declaring that the RGC sees no wrong doing at the KRT.
if you die ah hun sen the whole world would be very happy. you are worthless for being a person on this earth everybody wish you die and go straight to hell with your god ho chi minh.
Ah dog yuon Hun Sen who is the same Tyran Gaddafi. No difference at all.
hell is calling you.
ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ!
ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
បើខ្មែរយើងមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់បានឡើយ។
I Think, when ah Hun Sen the traitor of the nation dies, there will be lots of people dancing in the street to celebrate for at least 7 days and 7 nights straight.
EK Tha, please don't said any more,your are/were so nonsense of any human race.We're not stupid like you.You and CPP government are Khmer Rouge themselves and therefore why should your asshole killed you own kind. As for the trial of Khmer Rouge should be finished already.Taking time and money, about more than 180 millions already.These Khmer Rouge leaders should have/had not these privileges to on on trial.Should hang them,ons by one.Includung you ,EK THA,the mouth piece on nonsense. Shame!
Ek Tha, you are the dumbest person who has ever mentioned the public.
Ek Tha, you are a scumbag and keeping lying and lying. You are totally brainwashed and your CPP paid to say that. Fuck you, Ek Tha.
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