Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Minority Group Wants Lawmaker To Partake in Apology Rites

12.12.2012
By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer

PHNOM PENH - Members of the Phnong minority group who were insulted by a ruling party lawmaker last month say the parliamentarian must take part in a local ceremony in order to make amends.

Chheang Vun used the word “Phnong” to insult a group of opposition lawmakers during a National Assembly session, implying that they were ignorant. His remarks have angered advocacy groups for minority rights and the lawmaker has since apologized before the Assembly, saying he had not intended to insult the community.

But Phnong leaders say they need him to come to their home province of Mondolkiri to take place in rituals that would excuse him in front of their ancestors.


“The lawmaker must apologize as quickly as possible,” Nak Ven, a community leader for the Phnong, also called the Bunang, told reporters Tuesday. “This is not a punishment or to dishonor him, but for reconciliation.”

Chheang Vun, who is traveling in Italy, could not be reached for comment.

5 comments:

khmer ក្នុងស្រុក said...

៌ឲ្យវាសុំទោសអី បើវាថាតែមាត់ តែចិត្តវា នៅតែមើលងាយគេ។ ត្រូវតែ
ទទូច សូមឲ្ររដ្ឋាភុបាល ដកវាចេញ។ តែហានទុកវាតទៅទៀត ច្បាស់
ជា CPP យើងមានបញ្ហា។ ត្រីមួយត្រក ស្អុយមួយស្អុយទាំងអស់

Anonymous said...

អាភ្នែកតឹងនេះ បបូរមាត់ស្ពិះ ច្រមុះដូចជ្រូក
កដូចក្របី សំដីស្មោកគ្រោក ថ្ងាសដូចដំបូក
រលីងចាំងថ្ងៃ ។

លើកម្រាមដៃប្រាំ ចង្អុលចំណាំ គេពីរឯងបី
ចោទគេអាក្រក់ កុហកចេញស្ដី ហាឡើងគ្មានអ្វី
ជាន័យខ្លឹមសារ ។

ហៅគូថភាណី គឺជាសំដី ដូចអាចម៍អត់ស្ដារ
ដៀលត្មះមិនគិត គំនិតបាតផ្សារ តំណាងនរណា
ចិនខ្មែរឬយួន ?

Anonymous said...

get him to crawl from Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri in his underwear and level up with Khmer minorities. In 1993 in a session at the National Assembly he claimed that deputies have the right to be reimbursed on the costs underwear.

Anonymous said...

អាមួយនេះមុខដូចចិនឆៅទាំងអាចន៏

Anonymous said...

Ah Choy Mray Nis. Domnang Reas Niyeay Min Deung Kyol Ey Soh. He is a member of National Assembly but speaking lower than my son in first grade. May be his family didn't teach him. Ah Chhkuot.