Monday, July 16, 2012

Mam Sonando to be sent to court on Monday; NGOs and political parties criticize his arrest



15 July 2012
By Eng Kim Cheang
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media

Phnom Penh – Latest report from Sunday afternoon on 15 July 2012 indicated that Mam Sonando will be sent to the Phnom Penh tribunal of first instance on Monday 16 July 2012 even though the ministry of Interior (MoI) indicated that he was sent to Prey Sar jail already. In other development, political parties and civil society organizations are issuing statements one after another to criticize the government for the arrest of Mam Sonando, the president of the Democrat Association and owner of the Beehive radio station.

Khieu Sopheak, MoI mouthpiece, told DAP news over the phone that, following the arrest of Mam Sonando for his involvement in 4 major anti-government charges, in particular his involvement with Bun Ratha in the land secession in Kampong Damrey commune, Chhlong district, Kratie province, he was sent to jail while awaiting for his court hearing.

Khieu Sopheak added that the arrest of Mam Sonando was made because of his involvement with 4 serious charges leveled by the Kratie provincial court on 02 July 2012.


Khieu Sopheak indicated that the 4 charges are: (1) instigating ideas to oppose public officials; (2) insurrection and illegal interference against the authority’s public duty work; (2) inciting people to illegally bear arms and (4) opposing legal authority. These charges follow several sections of the criminal code.

Another source indicated that Mam Sonando will be sent to court on Monday 16 July and he was not sent to jail yet.

The CCHR issued a statement on 15 July calling Mam Sonando’s arrest a shameful attempt to muddy the waters over Kratie land conflict.

Ou Virak, CCHR president, said in the statement: “This is an extremely egregious case. The arrest of Mam Sonando is completely baseless, explainable perhaps only as an attempt by the authorities to lay the blame at someone else’s door for the killing of Heng Chantha. Since that disgraceful act, the authorities have gone to great lengths to create an alternative narrative – with creative accusations of secessionism and sedition and now this arrest – to what was clearly another case of Cambodian people being forcibly and illegally removed from their land in order for a private business to make money.”

The HRP issued a criticism against the government for the arrest of Mam Sonando also. In its statement, the HRP wrote: “The HRP regrets the arrest of Mam Sonando, the director of the Beehive radio station and president of the Democrat Association, by government authority on 8:40AM on 15 July 2012.” The HRP consider this arrest as a serious political threat to discourage nationalist Cambodians and democrats in Cambodia.

Mam Sonando was arrested following his return from overseas on 12 July 2012. At his arrival at the airport, he told reporters that he does not fear about being arrested.

Recently, Hun Xen ordered the arrest of Bun Ratha and he also ordered the arrest of the president of the Democrat Association as well, although he did not name Mam Sonando directly, wherever that person is.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

just listen to some of radio talk show, this guy was an extremist, always ranting like a psychopath, you know. in fact, america, too, should arrest him for using american soil to exploit and conduct illegal activities against cambodia, a country that is not at war with america and is a friend of america as well. glad authority arrested him and take him to court for justice and peace of cambodia. trust me, cambodia don't need a trouble-maker like this guy, really. i don't think authority just arrested anybody without due of evidence and and enough evidence to render an arrest like this. this guy rants all the time on his radio show, bad-mouthing and inciting people to hate and bash cambodia. who needs that, really!

Anonymous said...

Yeah sucker! you are just the same regime suckers.

Anonymous said...

Who aren't against mother fucker ,stupid, evil mother fucker cambodia govt. you AH 4:50 AM ..you are the one that should be killed or tortured in tul sleng during pol pot regime. I tell you what... your cambodia country aren't a country for human being....it's a dirt, devil paradise. Remember, if this ah HUN SEN REGIME KEEP DOING THIS SHIT TO IT'S OWN PEOPLE....IT WILL GO DOWN SOME DAY OR SOON.... EVEN YOU, IF YOU'RE KEEPING ADVOCATE THIS EVIL,BRUTAL HUN SEN REGIME....YOU'LL GO TO HELL,TOO.... POL POT IS WAITING FOR YOU,BITCH. YOU SAID THIS AUTHORITY JUST ARRESTED PEOPLE WITHOUT A EVIDENCE....HOW ABOUT CHHUOK BUNDITH AND OTHERS WHO KILLED CHHUT VUTHY? THESE MOTHER FUCKERS ALWAYS GOT AWAY EVEN WITH A EVIDENCE.

Anonymous said...

And also it's true that you said all these opposition are inciting to hate this govt. because this mother fucker regime is brutal, evil with it's own people. we aren't only inciting.... we're also trying to wipe this shit govt. out of the cambodia.

Anonymous said...

there you go at it again, ranting and bashing cambodia, and people thought i was lying to them when i told them this guy likes to rant and bash cambodia. no wonder cambodia do not welcome him in cambodia. cambodia think it is better of him to reside overseas forever if he keep on ranting and be unruly like this. this guy has no concept of the code of ethical conduct or professionalism, etc... he used jungle law and he's really good at it. and of course, we know cambodia cannot honor jungle law, you know. this is cambodia, respect our law or people like this will be arrested by authority, of course. play with fire and he will get burned, really!

Anonymous said...

5:59 AM
We all know that your job is to suck Ah Kwack’s kdor, if not you will not be paid.
Go fuck yourself for a change to clear up your mind from his cum, motherfucker.

Anonymous said...

5:59am

Just try to look closely at your law, OK? your CPP rule of law is to lock all innocent people up and let criminals like yourself go free, OK? e.g your CPP robbed and killed many innocent khmer people as well as jailed many of the educated people, the question is, who are you, what gives you the right to take control over our khmer nation if you are not working for the best interest of the khmers?. Where is your morality as the human being? Every nation has to have its own sovereignty, that is right, digits and privilege to live just like you want to live. In the past, the khmer king married to the viet whore and gave khmerkrom to viet and now Hun Sen is married to the viet whore and is giving the whole srok khmer to viet, how blind can that be? Hun Sen loves being in the spotlight as a PM but he doesn't realise that he is being used just like they did to the previous kings. Soon, Viets will eliminate Hun and his clans for good as well because they did before and they will do it again. Now, if Hun is smart, he needs to turn around and call upon all khmer nationalists to help to run the nation in our own way before it is too late for him, his family and the whole nation. Remember this, money is not everything but doing the right thing is everything. Time is running very fast, Hun should try to save his soul before his flesh and blood which is only short lived.

Anonymous said...

yeah really, don't sit on the fire, it will burn your hairy dick.

Anonymous said...

Please see a lawsuit against Hun Sen 's Administration at ICC (Internaltional Criminal Court)
http://www.youtube.com/user/KhmerPeoplePowerMove

Anonymous said...

i think if it's constructive criticism on cambodia, it is one thing, but i don't know about his ranting and bashing cambodia. that's like a personal issue to me, not a cambodia issue, you know.

this guy called his activity a challenge to mr. hun sen administration, but i don't think it's a challenge, it's more like bashing cambodia. now, that's the difference. you challenge other candidate during election time, but after election you cannot go on challenging the winner by your nonstop ranting and bashing of cambodia, ok! no wonder you get arrested if you come back to cambodia. so, stop wondering, ok! wake up already and use your god-given brain for a change smartly and wisely, ok! nobody in cambodia is interested in your ranting and bashing of cambodia anymore, especially when you go overboard, really! go back to school and learn how to communicate properly and learn something about the code of ethics 101 and critical skills 101 and social skills 101, etc, etc, ok. it will serve you well when dealing with cambodia, ok. stop being stupid and ignorant and outdated and primitive forever, really. this is not the dark ages era anymore, ok. stop acting like it is, ok.

Anonymous said...

cambodia is not brutal like the shark, ok. the stupid, primitive, ignorant KR regime was brutal, but not cambodia today. so stop ranting and bashing cambodia all the time, ok. nobody is buying your radio show, really! and stop be stupid, outdated and primitive and ignorant forever, ok! enough already, really! there are more to cambodia than you and i, really! god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

go back to school and learn more about ethics 101 and critical thinking 101 and social skills 101 and communication skills 101, etc, ok! i don't want to hear your ignorance again, ok.

Anonymous said...

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អញ្ចឹងនោះប្រយ័ត្នរដ្ឋដឹងកាត់លុយអស់គ្មានអីច្រំទៅ។

ពន្លឺ អាទិត្យា

Anonymous said...

ចលនាអំណាច "ពុលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ" កំពុងតែធ្វើសកម្មភាពឆ្ពោះ
ទៅរកការជាប់គុកនាពេលដ៏ខ្លីខាងមុខនេះហើយ
ដោយឈរលើច្បាប់ភេវរកម្ម នៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ។

Anonymous said...

HUN THUG FEAR FOR HIS SHORT LIFE THAT'S WHY HE WENT CRAZY ARREST ALL GOOD PEOPLE. HE KNOW THAT HE IS BETRAYED HIS COUNTRY AND HIS PEOPLE AND HE SCARE THAT WE THE PEOPLE POWER WILL REMOVE HIS DICKHEAD FROM POWER, SO HE WENT CARZY AND ARREST EVERYBODY. SHORT LIFE YOU EVIL THIEVES. GO TO HELL HUN THUG YOUR TIME SOON COME IT IS 2012, IT'S YOUR TIME TO GO TO HELL.

Anonymous said...

7:37am

Your critical of 101 only works for criminal like you, OK. you locked Mr sonando up because he spoke based on what is right and wrong. Your manipulate the 101 skills for your own benefit. In facts, you need to learn to be true to yourself and others. Basically, by sending troops to arrest Mr Sonando is a very coward act. Abusing position to intimidate their citizen is just so low. Your CPP is fk up and needs to be placed by someone else really. Everyone has their own life limitation might as well do good. Whenever, I look at PM and his clans, I saw blood all over them. How many lives have been take by them so that they can be where they are today?. better to die innocent then die as a murderer, hmmmmm

Anonymous said...

When Pol Pot suspected that his four years plan did not work , he became paranoid
and started to purge his cardres for fear of loosing power . I think the arrest of
Mr Sonando is just a pre empt strike for 2013 election because Mr Sonando have
ability to gather people to support the impending merged party made by SRP &
HRP .

Anonymous said...

IT IS DEMOCRACY COUNTRY,
NGO,THEY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO CRITICIZE
IT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.

MOST IMPORTANT, LET HIM TO FACE JUSTICE ..

Anonymous said...

Hey 4:50 AM,
Who the fuck are you?

Anonymous said...

9:54 AM

He is Ah Kwack’s kdor sucker.

Anonymous said...

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ព្រោះអាក្តសាយ សារ៉ាត អាមេរកស៊ីទុច្ចរិតនៅ Cranston RI , អាយួនគីម ធឺម (KIM THOMAS) និយាយខ្មែរដូចយួនច្រៀង នៅ WA, State,
និង អាជើងកែក (ដំណើរក្អែក) ក្បាលទំពែក ដេកស៊ីលុយឆ្កួត
ប៊ូ ជឿន ភ្នំសំពៅ
ប្រពន្ធផិតប្ដី ប្ដីផិតប្រពន្ធ នៅ South Phila, PA វាបានឡូឡាថា :
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ឈ្នះឈ្នះរបស់សម្ដេច។

ICC ក្បាលអាចម៍ឆ្កែនែ ឈប់ដើរបោកប្រាស់ខ្មែរទៀតទៅ !

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អញ្ចឹងនោះប្រយ័ត្នរដ្ឋដឹងកាត់លុយអស់គ្មានអីច្រំទៅ។

ពន្លឺ អាទិត្យា

Anonymous said...

អាសួន សេរីរដ្ឋា គឺជាមេគ្រោះដ៏កាចចង្រៃ ដើរបោក
ចាស់ៗនៅបរទេសថា ខ្លួនមានអ្នកគាំទ្រនៅ ស្រុកខ្មែរ
ស្រុកសៀម រាប់សែននាក់ តាមពិតមានក្ត១ចង្កោមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ
អាក្បត់សួន សេរីដ្ឋា ( á zer០) ឯងមាត់ស្អុយណាស់ ជេរគេឥតព្រំដែន
តែខ្លួនអាអ្ហែងវិញកញ្ជះលក់ក្បាលអោយអាខ្វាងម្ខាក់ ដូរយកលុយចិញ្ចឹម
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(រុំដោះ) ក្បាលអាឆ្កួតស្អី មេដៃខ្មោចប្តឹងខ្មោច ICC អាប្រកាច់ស្អី
អាអ្ហែងគ្រាន់តែជាមេគ្រោះមួយក្បាលតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ អាឈុនយ៉ាសិទ្ធិទី២
កុំមកបោកគេ គ្មានអាណាគេជឿទេ អាឡប់ គ្នាអ្ហែងរាប់ទៅបានប៉ុន្មានសព្វថ្ងៃ
មិនបាច់និយាយដល់ពាន់ទេ បានតែ ៥០០ អញខ្លាច អាមេភរ អាមេបោក!!! ៕

Anonymous said...

ខ្មែរយើងទាំងក្នុងស្រុក និង ក្រៅស្រុក ល្មមដឹងខ្លួនថាបានទទួលសំស្ពីតនយោយបាយពីអ្នកដឹកនាំប្រទេសជាតិគ្រប់កាលះទេសះ រហួតរត់ចេញពីស្រុកខ្មែរមករស់នៅក្រៅស្រុក អ្នកក្នុងស្រុកក៏ទទួលភាពទារុណពីក្រុមអ្នកកាន់អំណាច ពីអ្នកតូចរហូតដល់ធំ ក្រុមខ្មែរបង្កើតជាគណប័ក្សនីមួយៗក៏មានក្រុមប័ក្សមានអំណាចចូលមកលាយលំរហូត ផ្តល់ផែនការពីក្រុមប័ក្សនីមួយៗទៅអោយប័ក្សមានអំណាច ដើម្បីបំបែកភាពយុត្តិធម កំម្លាំងសាមគ្គី ធ្វើអោយក្រុមប័ក្សឈ្លោះប្រកែកគ្នា ធ្វើអោយក្រុមប័ក្សចុះភាពទន់ខ្សោយ ។
ល្មមខ្មែរក្នុងស្រុក ទាំងខ្មែរក្រៅស្រុកដែលស្រឡាញ់សន្តិភាព ពិតប្រាកដ ល្មមចេះស្មោះត្រង់នឹងគ្នាវិញហើយ ចេះស្រឡាញ់គ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក មាសប្រាក់ដុល្លាមិនមែនជារបស់ជាប់នឹងខ្លួនទេនៅពេលដែលស្លាប់ ពេលស្លាប់ក៏មានឈ្មោះថាជាខ្មោចដែរ បើយើងចាក់ពីម្ខាងទៅម្ខាងទៀតសួរថាតើអ្នកណារលាយ អ្នកណាខាត អ្នកណាស្លាប់ អ្នកណាបាត់បង់ អ្នកណាព្រាត់ប្រាស់ គឺខ្មែរ..ណា៎!! ចុះអ្នកចំណេញគឺយួន...ណា៎!! ។
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