Monday, October 01, 2012

20 years of jail time for Mam Sonando: Phnom Penh’s farcical sentence


01 Oct 2012
By Ly Seila
Cambodia Express News
Translated from Khmer by Soch

On 01 October 2012, judges of the Phnom Penh municipal court announced their verdict, sentencing Mam Sonando to 20 years in jail after he was accused of land dispute and of forming a secession zone to oppose the dictatorial regime of Phnom Penh. The sentence was handed down after Mam Sonando and a group of people had a 3-1/2 days of court hearing on 11 August 2012.

It took the judges 2 hours before they finally read out the verdict.

Outside of the court room, hundreds of Mam Sonando’s supporters held banners and demanded that the court release him. The supporters gathered near the Kang-hing statue where a police barrage was erected to prevent the supporters from approaching the court building.

Roads leading to the court were closed during the announcement of the sentence.

The 72-year-old Mam Sonando was accused of being a secession leader (sic!) and he was accused of being involved in a land dispute in Chhlong district, Kratie province. He was arrested on 15 July 2012. During his hearing, Mam Sonando rejected all the accusations leveled against him by the dick-tatorian regime.


Mam Sonando was accused of 4 charges: (1) Fomenting opposition to public government officials; (2) Insurrection and illegal interference in public duties; (3) inciting people to bear arms illegally; and (4) Opposition to the legal authority as prescribed in a number of criminal laws.

Accusations against Mam Sonando were linked to the land dispute in Proma village, Kampong Damrey commune, Chhlong district, Kratie province, where a group of villagers were accused of being members of Mam Sonando’s Association of Democrats. Stemming from these accusations, the government brought in armed troops to evict the villagers on 16 may 2012. During the forced eviction, a 14-year-old girl was killed and score of villagers fled from government arrest. The court case was later transferred to the Phnom Penh municipal court where this farcical sentence was handed down.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

20 years is not long. Look at Paris Peace Agreement for Cambodia is nearly 21 years. Mom Sonando got what he had done and challenged for. Thus, he shall enjoy with this verdict.

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

ah thmill hun sen fuck ur mother's pussy faster than ah ho nam hong pi anh son of the bitch

Anonymous said...

Ah Pi Anh dog. What will you think when we take you for 20 years in prison. You are the real VietCong who we must kill you.

Anonymous said...

Most Viets and Chinese are sick and tired of R hun and his clan. They did all the bad things in their country and then let their people said it is the viets and chinese are behind his evils' actions. The Viets and Chinese leaders are having a good talk about this wicked leader and hoping good things can be done for the poor khmers. There are good and bad people in this world and therefore, the good ones are having a good talk about what is right and just for its neighbouring country like srok khmer. So, hold on tied brothers and sisters, I just recieved a message from Viets and Chinese's head quater about helping the khmer nation to move forward in an honest way. Hun sen and his clan will be doomed very soon! Justice is being done on earth and in heaven. Cheers to Viets and Chinese's good leaders. May you be prosper even more.

from a nationalist

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Anonymous said...

To Pi Anh,

You must be a dog, because you BARK like one !!!