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| Mam Sonando arriving in court (Photo: CEN) |
Among them is Beehive Radio owner Mam Sonando, who remains in prison awaiting trial.
04 August 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
WASHINGTON DC - Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he wants more suspects questioned in an alleged secessionist plot against the government, sparking concern among rights workers they will be stopped from doing their jobs.
A number of suspects have been rounded up for allegedly leading a plot in Kratie province, a government charge widely considered exaggerated. Among them is Beehive Radio owner Mam Sonando, who remains in prison awaiting trial.
Amnesty International said this week they considered him a “prisoner of conscience” and urged his release. But the premier’s continued pursuit of the so-called secessionist plot will create a chilling effect on rights workers, said Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
“There will be self-censorship,” he said. “When there is self-censorship, that means this fear will affect the effectiveness of NGO work.”
Mam Sonando’s arrest and the subsequent secessionist crackdown are bad precedents, he said, which could lead to less and less oversight of the government by civil society, whose advocates fear being charged in similar plots.
Mam Sonando is charged with leading the Kratie plot through the Association of Democrats, following a violent government crackdown on villagers there.
Amnesty said in a statement, however, the real reason behind his arrest seemed to be the popularity of his association and his radio broadcasts, including news of an US-based group that has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over the government’s displacement of thousands of families in land disputes.
Four out of five men who were arrested in connection with the alleged secessionist plot have put the blame on Mam Sonando, according to Cambodian justice officials. Another man accused of leading the Kratie plot is Bun Rotha, believed to be hiding in Thailand.
Hun Sen said Wednesday he wanted an NGO official brought to court to answer for Bun Rotha’s escape from the country.
In interviews with VOA Khmer, Bun Rotha has denied there was a secessionist plot in Kratie, where villagers violently opposed a land grab, and said Mam Sonando had nothing to do with the demonstrations there.
Independent political analyst Lao Monghay said this week Hun Sen should leave the issue to law enforcement experts, rather than calling for more court action. His involvement makes the issue political, not legal, he said.
9 comments:
hun sen is a criminal against humanity and human right.
this man is stupid and psychopath for wanting successionist in cambodia. no khmer people in their right mind wanted nor supported than retarded idea, you know. i think the court will use the law to punish stupid, psychotic people like this crazy man, you know.
8:58AM cambodia court is hun sen's dick or LE DUC THO 's WIFE BUNARY' PUSSY hah hah hah if you respect cambodia court you should respect my cock better it can make your wife feel happy hah hah hah ....
hun sen is afraid of Mr. Mam Sonando educate the peoples about real democracy and how to obey the cambodia constitution so hun sen must arrest Lok Sonando . hun sen and his clans are about the laws in scanbodia.
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Mr. Mom Sonando can do much more better fro Cambodia if he stays out of jail. When he in jail, he cannot do anything except praying to get out and asking for help. This is a reality in Srok Khmer.
The next person will be Sourn Serey Ratha. If he dares to go back to Cambodia he will spend the rest of his life in jail. Will he go? He should go if he the true KPPM president otherwise he just a bullshit.
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បងប្អូនបានស្តាប់ហុ៊ន សែននិយាយតាមវិទ្យុ និងទូរទស្សន៍ ដែរ ឬទេ ? ក្នុងពិភពលោកនេះគ្មាននាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនគរណាដែរធ្លាប់និយាយ
ពាក្យបាតផ្សារ ព្រហើនអត់ពូជអម្បូរ គ្មានសេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូរអីបន្តិចណាទេ ។ មិនដឹងថាលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកម្ពុជាសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ជាពូជសាសន៍
អីទេ បានជាជេរ លោកអ្នកដែលគ្រាន់តែមិនចង់បាត់ដី ការពារដីខ្មែរមិនឲយួនប្លន់ ទៅវិញ ។ ថ្មីៗនេះ យួនបានប្រមូលផ្តុំ ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម
ប្រឆាំង តវ៉ា ចិនក្នុងជម្លោះកោះប៉ារ៉ាសែល យួនមិន បានចាប់ជនជាតិយួនដែលស្រឡាញ់ការពារទឹកដីយួនដាក់គុកនោះទេ ។ ចំឡែកអី
តែមេដឹកនាំខ្មែរបច្ចុប្បន្ន ស្រែកជេរ និងប្រើប្រពន្ធតុលាការ ដាក់ទោសដល់ជនណាដែល គ្រាន់តែការពារទឹកដីខ្មែរ មិនឲយួនយកនោះ
ពីបទក្បត់ជាតិទៅវិញ ។ ហើយពួកអ្នកកាត់ដី ភូមិខ្មែរឲទៅយួន បែរទៅជាស្នេហាជាតិទៅវិញ ។ ដូច្នេះរាស្ត្រខ្មែរគួរតែដឹងថា មេដឹក
នាំខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃជាជនជាតិអី្វ ហើយត្រូវនាំគ្នាក្រោកដេញយួន តាមការបោះឆ្នោតនាឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ឲបានព្រមៗគ្នា ។ រីឯមេដឹកនាំកម្លាំងប្រឆាំង
វិញ កុំគិតតែពីមានះ ដណ្តើមគ្នាឈរឈ្មោះកាន់តំណែងធំ ត្រូវចេះលះបង់ ទទួលស្គាល់ចំណុចខ្សោយរបស់ខ្លួន គិតប្រយេោជន៍ជាតិ ជាង
កៅអីខ្លួន បើមិនដូច្នោះទេ ប្រាកដជាស្អុយឈ្មោះ រលាយដីអស់ហើយ ។ ធ្វើបានតែអាណ័ត្តនេះទេ ៥ឆ្នាំទៀត យួននៅពេញនគរខ្មែរ
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Mam Sonando is a cambodian HERO !!!! and a truth media reporter in cambodia.he dare to speak up for the truth and he educates cambodians to know their right.you earn my hero!!! Lok Mom Sonando.i wish being well and safefor ever!!!
from a chinesecantonse TORONTO CHINATOWN
A person who protects his motherland from Vietnam is labeled as
" TAITOR " , what do you call a person who cut motherland and give
it to Vietnam ? A hero ?
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