Friday, December 14, 2012

Observation by Ou Virak, CCHR President

Ou Virak (Photo: RFA)
14 December 2012
By Ou Virak

The photo of me and H.E. Phay Siphan is certainly genuine as it was taken during a round table organized by CCHR. I believe other photos are also geniune.

I am very disappointed on many fronts today. One is for Mam Sonando and his family because of his bail failure.

A bigger disappointment is the fact that after so many years, so much money, sacrifices and hard work by so many people, Cambodia is still a country that fails its people, the court is still a political tool and justice and democracy remain a dream.

My biggest disappointment is the destructive political culture I am observing. Some, certainly not all, are never shy away from labelling anyone they disagree with as traitor, enemy. This is true for some within the regime, true for some within the NGOs, true for some within the opposition and true with many Cambodians abroad. I don't always [agree] with Dr. Lao Mong Hay but he is no traitor. He is a man of principles with character I respect.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ou Virak, no matter what you try to deny but your photo and your record with CPP traitor is proved enough that you are also a traitor like Lao Mong Hay.

Pang Sokheoun, Secretary-General of SRP in Sweden.

Anonymous said...

Virak tells it as it is. More power to you!

Anonymous said...

5:18 PM ប្រយ័ត្នរន្ទះបាញ់ និងក្រឡាប់ឡាន ងាប់មួយពូជទៅ អាអត់ពូជដែលយកឈ្មោះ ប៉ាងសុខឿន មកសរសេរជំនួសបង្ខូចកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះគេ។

Anonymous said...

I think the word traitor is sometimes used to show anger toward someone who support the idea and the practice of the real traitor. They know that the real traitor is Hun Sen and his clan,
numbering about 100 heads, the rest just follow the flow.

For Ou Virak and lao monhay, if you are faithful to the sake of cambodians, ignore what some people say and continue your work you think is good for camobodia.

Anonymous said...

Stop label khmers as traitor you won't solve any problems but create more problems instead if the person took a picture with traitors doesn't means that she/he traitor.Mr Ou Virak don't worry too much about people opinion you knew who you really are and where you stand and what is your principle in life is/will be...Mr Ou virak you can please some,but you can please all its doesn't matter what you do you'll never please all.....Remember that..

Yobal Khmer

Anonymous said...

Ou Virak acts so immatured and overeacted in this case if he is really a patriotic. The problem here is that people reacted and condemned Lao Monghay is for the very specific comment related to country´s issue - territorial integrity. Ou Vireak should understand that people from the opposition, those who have positions and any official responsibility in the party, have never labaled anyone from GNOs or scholars as traitors. They properly criticize and interracted with them if any things happen opposite among them. Uo vireak should also understand that there are many people who are opposing the rulers in Cambodia and they are not really from the opposition party (SRP) for there are many groups of Oppositions, be it political parties, movements, individuals, and NGOs. Ou Vireak should be matured and act more respected.

Anonymous said...

Yeah! Yobal Khmer is rights Mr Ou Virak you can only please some,you can not please all no one can't please all people doesn't matter what you do!...even Lord Buddha still have his critic so don't pay no mind to your critic Mr Ou Virak stand on principle and your conviction.

Mbps

Anonymous said...

Khmer leaders need integrity, dignity,and a person of principles. If you continue to see money,power, and women above all, then you are continued to be bought and Khmer Nation is continued to be sold piece by piece to foreigners: namely Viets, Thais, Chinese, Koreans, etc. In the end of it all, Cambodia will be just a shell or a house without doors and/or windows: just in name.

Anonymous said...

Only Khmer can help Khmer, we need to take action now.

Anonymous said...

I am with you Virak. I don't like extremists. We Khmers, we should be able to talk to each other even though we disagree with each other. This is the only we will find peace in our country. Being extremists will do a dis-service for our country.

Anonymous said...

We all know OU Virak and Lao Monghay are not traitors; the traitors are those in the CPP who are working to benefit themselves on the back of the nation and those poor farmers. The other traitors are those who work to destroy our trust with each other so that we never have peace. We want to build Cambodia in a way that everyone can trust and love each other... and to fend off the enemies.

Hak Numan said...

Ladies and gentlemen, wake up, read the text and analyze it before you write your comments. You make yourself stupid.
Thanks
ហ.ន.ម

Anonymous said...

អ៊ូ. វីរក្ស រកថ្នាំការពាររោគឆ្លងសរសៃប្រសាតពីជន. ផៃ សីុផាន. ជៀសវៀងកុំនៅជិតគា់ត

Anonymous said...

1:11 AM,

You got nombrain to anlyze anything.

Anonymous said...

I agree with blogger @2:23 AM,

Ou Virak, if you're not one of them, why took the picture with the criminal? I wouldn't, they're stink! If both of you is working for the Cambodian causes, that's fine, but the guy is criminal follower.

Anonymous said...

Virak, you are a good man. Please keep up the great work that you do for our Cambodian people. About Dr. Lao Mong Hay, though, he may not seems to be a traitor, but his delivery of his words regarding important matters that are dear to the hearts of the majority of Cambodians around the world invite critical view of him as an "intellectual". I once watched on Youtube when the male Westerner interviewer asked Dr. Lao for his opinion of Sihanouk. Guess what, Virak, Dr. Lao repeated verbatim the negative label/term written in books for Sihanouk. He did not even paraphrased it at all. So how could anyone judge his position regarding Sihanouk then. From the clues of his chosen words, it was clear that Dr. Lao was against Sihanouk. I was hoping for Dr. Lao to justify Sihanouk's geopolitical maneuvers in safeguarding Cambodia's integrity, but Dr. Lao took the opportunity to side with the Westerners who mocked Sihanouk in writing and in speeches. Dr. Lao's heart might be good and nationalistic, but his words invite people to judge him otherwise.

Anonymous said...

you all don't worry im almost have kill hunsen's traitor group, now i saw khmer national liberation front established i hope and join with them to kill hunsen's traitor group and yuon that invaded cambodia.

Just a Thought said...

Mr. Ou Virak,you got my support. I trust that you are an honest man, and I respect you for that.

Anonymous said...

អ៊ូ វីរៈ គិតយ៉ាងម៉េចបានជាផ្ញើរូបថតមកទាំង ទទឹងទិស ឌឺដងគេបែបនេះ? តើ អ៊ូ វីរៈ គាំទ្រ គំនិតលោក ឡៅ ម៉ុងហៃ ដែរឬ? តើអ៊ូ វីរៈ មាន បានឆ្លើយលើចំណុចនេះទេ?

Anonymous said...

I have to curse Khmer sovannaphumi known as Pang Sokheun n his mistress Sokunther Som for falsely accused me...i gave them lots of warning to delete my stolen pic in their wall, n stop accusing me of created Pang Sokheoun id, but instead they ignored me times after times, n they're trying so hard to defame me....ladies n gentle men, Khmer Sovnaphumi known as( Pang Sokheoun) n his accomplish gf Sokunthear som will recieve all the curse from yeay mouth, n pres ong dong kal, included plan n car crashes where ever they're traveling, they will not be able to delivery baby, no matter what jobs they're having, they'll remain dirt poor, the lightning will strike both of them where ever they go, they both will die slowly of cow disease, if they traveled by water, they'll be eaten by sharks, if they traveled by foots they'll step on landmines, n the king cobra will bite them, n next life they'll become a two head dog..they'll die with heart attack in their sleep, when they're eating foods, they'll die of foods poisoning... all their families n relatives will receive the same curse as them.. they both have Khmer blood in them, so they'll receive all of those curse for sure !!!! n if i created that Pang Sokheoun id, I'll receive the same fate...