Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Court Orders Beehive Radio Owner Held for Trial [... in another travesty of justice!!!]

Mam Sonando, the owner of Beehive Radio, was seized in his Phnom Penh home Sunday morning, just three days after arriving in Cambodia from a trip abroad. (Photo CEN)

Monday, 16 July 2012
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
"He faces up to 14 years in prison if found guilty on all charges he faces, his defense attorney."
Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday ordered Beehive Radio operator Mam Sonando remanded to authorities as he awaits trial on charges related to sedition.

Mam Sonando, one of the few remaining independent radio operators in Cambodia and whose station carries VOA programming, was arrested at his Phnom Penh home on Sunday.

Police say he has been leading a secessionist movement and inciting people against the government with his organization, called the Association of Democrats, in the eastern province of Kratie.

He has been accused of leading acts against public officials, illegal rioting in interference of authorities as they perform public work, inciting people to illegally arm themselves and acting against authorities, a police official said Sunday. His case was initiated by the Kratie provincial court and transferred to Phnom Penh court.


He faces up to 14 years in prison if found guilty on all charges he faces, his defense attorney, Sok Sam Oeun.

Local rights groups called for his release on Monday, after he was questioned for two hours by the court and sent to Prey Sar prison outside the capital.

His wife, Din Phanara, said Monday she had been allowed to see Mam Sonando before his hearing. “He told me not to worry,” she said. “He did nothing wrong.”

About 30 supporters stood outside the court in Phnom Penh, including members of the Association of Democrats, the group at the center of the secessionist allegations. Some held portraits of Mam Sonando, calling for his release.

Beehive Radio, which broadcasts on 105 FM in the capital, carries programing by the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio France International and local opposition and minor political parties.

Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told reporters outside the court the arrest would have broad implications for Cambodian media.

“It’s a big step back for democracy improvement in Cambodia,” he said.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

He is guiltig because:
1) he want to see the real democracy in Xmer land, not fake democracy like in Pol Pot regime,
2) he want to explain to all Khmers knowing what is dictatorship and real democracy
3) he don't want to give Khmer land to be Kampuchea Krom very soon

Anonymous said...

Lmorm Heuy Ah Kwack Euy !!

Most of Khmer natural resource has been destroyed by your master, but Ah Kwack has never said even one word to denounce their catastrophic actions.

Pou Ker Barn Ter Chear Muoy Khmer Mnear Eung Ah Chor Prey Kwack.

Anonymous said...

Khmers are still living like animal under jungle law :
Strong animal eats a weak and powerless one. Mam Sonando arrest is good timing with the start of unification
process of two main opposition parties in Malina . This preemptive strike will kill two birds with on stone , for the
powerful party :
1)- divert people attention. Their focus is expected to be on
Man Sonando and Khmers inside country will have little or
no informatio about he merging of SRP & HRP .
2)- divide & rule . Mr Sonando has said all along that he'll
join the merging opposition party .
Therefore ; Mr Sonando case has nothing to do with so called " rule of law " .

Anonymous said...

shut up, ok. animal law is jungle law, that's so primitive and outdated and stone age, you know. cambodia do not want that again. this is the computer age, ok, not the dark, primitive ages era, ok. wake up already. stop being stupid and primitive and ignorant forever, ok! there are more to cambodia than you and i, really! god bless cambodia always.

Anonymous said...

ដល់ពេលវេលាហើយ !

អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែនជាឧក្រិដ្ឋជន!

ដែលបានកាត់ដីខ្មែរឱ្យទៅអាចោរយួន !

គួរតែចាប់វាហើយ.......បាញ់វាចោលតែម្តង !

គឺគ្មានតុលាការ.........គ្មានគុក !

សំរាប់ដាក់វាទេ..............!!!

Anonymous said...

ទោស ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ មិនមានថ្កោលថាទោសធំ
ទោសអាហ៊ុន សែន ប៉ុនភ្នំមិនយល់ថាខុស។

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរក្នុងស្រុក និង ខ្មែរឯនាយសមុទ្រ
ដឹងពីចរិតឃោរឃៅរបស់អាហ៊ុន សែនអស់
ហើយ។
អាហ៊ុន សែន រង់ចាំថ្ងៃងាប់តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ រាស្ត្រ
ខ្មែរនឹងកាត់កវា និង បក្សពួកវានាអនាគត។
អ្នកណាដាស់រាស្ត្រខ្មែរឲ្យក្រោកឡើងសម្លាប់
អាហ៊ុន សែន គឺ អា ហ៊ុន សែននេះឯងដែល
ជិះជាន់រាស្ត្រសង្កត់សង្កិនរាស្ត្រ។
អាហ៊ុន សែន បៀតបៀនខ្លួនវា ហើយសម្លាប់
ខ្លួនវា។
អាហ៊ុន សែនកើតមកទម្ងន់ប្រទេសខ្មែរ ដូច្នេះ
អាហ៊ុន សែនវានឹងទៅជាមនុស្សអាក្រក់ទី១១
លើពិភពលោក បន្ទាប់ពីអាប៉ុល ពត។

Anonymous said...

If you cannot write English for people to understand , write it in Khmer
or go back to school while you're still on welfare .

Anonymous said...

ការជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​ពី ៩ ឆ្នាំ ៦​ខែ ទៅ ២១​ឆ្នាំ..ផេះ !

នេះជារឿងនយោបាយរបស់អាឆ្កែយួនហ៊ុន សែនដែលយក ដំរីស្រុក ទាក់ដំរីព្រៃ​ទេ...

ពួកបណ្ឌិតបណ្ឌិតសុទ្ធតែចាញ់បោកអាសួន សេរីរដ្ឋាទាំងអស់។ អានេះវានាំអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិឲ្យចូលអន្ទាក់CPP នរណាគាំទ្រវា នរណាឧបត្ថម្ភវា នរណានៅជិតវា មិនយូរទេ វានឹងរាយការណ៍ទៅCPPឲ្យចាប់ដាក់គុកមិនខាន។ អាសារ៉ាត់ សាយ នៅរ៉ូតអាយឡិន និង អាប៊ូ ជឿននៅហ្វ៊ីឡា ក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ខ្លាំងណាស់ដែរ ព្រោះពួកវាជាអ្នកគាំទ្រអាសួន សេរីរដ្ឋាតាំងពីណាពីណីមក ដល់សព្វថ្ងៃ។
បណ្ឌិតទាំងឡាយ ឈប់ជឿតាមអាសួន សេរីរដ្ឋានិងដៃជើងវាទៅ អាក្មេងម្នាក់នេះជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ខ្លាំងណាស់៕

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Anonymous said...

Akwack Hun Sen feels threaten, paranoid and he tried to lock everyone up. Unlike in Vietnam and China, they adore educated people and love educated people to help in running their county. Viet and Chinese have sent 100 of thousand of students to learn from oversea and now they have population full of educated people in every corners of this universe. Hun Sen is way behind other international leaders. Hun needs to review himself before it is too late about how to become a good leader. that is not to be an aggressive leader but a leader with morality.

Pang Sokheoun, Secretary-General of SRP in Sweden

Anonymous said...

ដល់ពេលវេលាហើយ !

អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ! អា រន្ទះបាញ់ !

អាមេចោរ ASEAN.........ជាមេឧក្រិដ្ឋជន!

ដែលបានកាត់ដីខ្មែរឱ្យទៅអាចោរយួន !

គួរតែចាប់វាហើយ.......បាញ់វាចោលតែម្តង !

គឺគ្មានតុលាការ.........គ្មានគុក !

សំរាប់ដាក់វាទេ..............!!!

អាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារនេះ !

ដល់អស់អំណាចពេលណា...........

វានឹងត្រូវរន្ទះបាញ់ ស្លាប់តៃហោងដូចអាGADAFI !

Anonymous said...

​ខុសខ្លួនហើយចាប់មេឃ្មុំ កូនឃ្មុំដេញទិចហើយ
​ខុសខ្លួនហើយចាប់មេឃ្មុំ កូនឃ្មុំដេញទិចហើយ
ខុសខ្លួនហើយចាប់មេឃ្មុំ កូនឃ្មុំដេញទិចហើយ

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