Wednesday, February 20, 2013

US asks Cambodia to pardon opposition party leader, radio station owner

(Photo: CEN)
Xinhua | 2013-2-19

The United States said on Tuesday that they wanted to see the participation of the self-exiled opposition party's leader Sam Rainsy and radio station owner Mam Sonando in the July's general election.

Speaking during a one-hour meeting with Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Michael Posner, said the US wanted to see the participation of the main opposition party's leader Sam Rainsy and the radio station owner Mam Sonando in the forthcoming election, Ouch Borith, Secretary of State at Cambodia's Foreign Ministry, told reporters after the meeting.

"The US thinks that in order to make better in democratic process and human rights respect in Cambodia, there should be the return of Sam Rainsy and the participation of Mam Sonando in the upcoming election," Posner was quoted by Ouch Borith as saying to Hor Namhong. "The US government and congressmen see the convictions of Sam Rainsy and Mam Sonando as politically-motivated cases."

In response, Hor Namhong said neither Sam Rainsy nor Mam Sonando were convicted by the court of working for democracy or human rights respect, but the two individuals were convicted of criminal offenses. (sic!)


He explained that Sam Rainsy was sentenced by Cambodian court ( to 11 years in jail) in absentia for removing Cambodia-Vietnam border poles and publishing a false map of the border with Vietnam in order to accuse Cambodian government of selling land to Vietnam.

For the case of Mam Sonando, the minister said that a radio broadcaster was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the mastermind of the secessionist movement, as some key witnesses had testified against him before the court and the court had convicted him based on evidence.

"Foreign community always urges the government of Cambodia not to interfere into the court's independence, now the US demands us to pardon Sam Rainsy and release Mam Sonando, it means that the US is urging Cambodia to violate its law and to interfere into the court's independence," Hor Namhong said.

"The convictions had been made by the court's jurisdiction, not the government's jurisdiction. As state of law, Cambodia continues to strengthen the rule of law; no one can stay above the law, so Cambodia will not release them," he said. "They are prisoners. If we release them upon the request, it will cause anarchy in Cambodia."

In November, while attending a series of the Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, US President Barack Obama also expressed the need for Cambodia to release political prisoners during a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace.

Obama highlighted, for instance, one case of a radio broadcaster Mam Sonando who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

However, Hun Sen said at that time that "in Cambodia, there is no political prisoner, but politicians abused the law, so they must be punished in accordance with the law."

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Michael Posner,
Sam Rainsy is anything but a human rights. He is the sore loser whose campaign platform is overt racism against Cambodian minorities. He's the KKK of Cambodia. Put him in exile where he belongs is the right thing to do.

Anonymous said...

to 2:17
Please explain, what Mr S Rainsy affair has to do with what you called KKK ?

Anonymous said...

To 2:17,

If you refer to the illegal immigration of Vietnemses in to Cambodia as a minority group, you ought to know that there are more than 6 million of them in Cambodia now, they are not exactly minority. Raising the illegal immigration issue is not racist, it is an inherent right of Cambodia to determine who can and can not come. This is unvrsal right of a nation.

Anonymous said...

ISN'T AH PAKACH HOR NAM HONG A CRIMINAL HIMSELF FOR BUTCHERING THOUSAND OF INNOCENT KHMER DURING KHMER ROGUE ERA. AH FUCKING STUPID

Anonymous said...

2:17, just because we don't want yall people to come to our country illegally stealing land from our people it doesn't mean that we are racist. You dog eater will get what is coming from the chinese because what is going around is coming around you god damn thief. You Viet Cong mother fucker, cock sucker, and pets eater need to stay where you belong because my people don't want your shit accross the border. From my own experience, pet eater like you are the most sleaszy and conniving species on the planet and should never be trusted.

Anonymous said...

Nous n'avons jamais besoin des immigrations illégales Yuons chez nous. Merci de retourner au plus vite possible chez vous(Hanoi). Ici, ce sont la terre des Khmers. Nous n'avons pas envie d'associer à des Yuons communistes.

Kaun Khmer

Anonymous said...

To 2:17
I am still waiting for your reply, on what you were referring S Rainsi to KKK.
Please explain what you mean by that.
Don't be a covert !

Anonymous said...

2:17,

he is a moron! he need a punch in the mouth.

Anonymous said...

law were made for criminals,

hun sen will meet law and punishment made just for him and his clans.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Ransy arouse anger agianst its own goverment make people hate their own goverment, and you rainsy very foceful to try hard for lotuse revolution uprising for your eager power crabe gain the last point you ransy programing into khmer people heard races a hitler racist against nerbouring country, you may in france long enought dont you know in eroup thier are no racist, and we are in asean community now so you clealry see your are a cambodian kkk leader right mr rainsy?, and do not forget you ransy had gon too far fight ing with factories owner invester and all wealthy people in cambodia it very clearvto know rainsy is absoluty a kkk and you rainsy carry on new polpot communist to stop khmer people rebuilding a new life wasnt it right rainsy is a real kkk?.mike

Anonymous said...

After khmer rough khmer are hardly survy very hard to survy rainsy worke harder to stop foreign aid or donation to cambodia what else we clearly see rainsy had pefectly don a great don on all evil act agianst his own nation wasnt rainsy a crook kkkk wasnt he?,mike

Anonymous said...

Mike. Your English is hard to understand. You can write it in Khmer, how many years have you and families lived in Khmer after you left Youn?

Anonymous said...

correction: KKK stand for...

Khmer Killer Klan and alot darker.

Anonymous said...

Yes my english is not that greate , i only spent litle time showing some idear some great follower theY
Are too great on spending Times in preparation. Mike
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Anonymous said...

Mike,

I don't think you know what you're talking about beside kissing AH HUN SHIT and get paid.

If you think S. Rainsy is KKK, your father AH HUN SHIT is worst than KKK. So stop accusing and tell the truth. Stop being brain-washed, unless you're Vietcong shit.

If you compare your father to S. Rainsy education wise, you're father is zero. Your father is nothing but a criminal, a traitor, evil power hunger, and an evil gold digger.

Remember, this is nothing about preparations, but the truth even to the international communities.
"WHAT A SHAME" for you to be proud for your father.

Anonymous said...

you take side sir writhing down on paper what rainsyy have don give me the list.I see rainsyy are good at follow other act and opinions he is a blind follower please remind him to not used Cambodia as a tools for his learning and opinionsif he want to notsearching an political experience be smart surround himself with master mind. rainsyy do not have do not havehave both money and foreign supporter right? he has no strength and no strategic principles right? and rainsyy himself happen to be weak from his mother womb right?. now sir can clearly see rainsyy is aexactly a best follower not a leader wasn't it right? only some people stack in a blur leadership like rainsyy. if heyou reply not asee rainsyy a madness man yet please go and rainsyyconsult doctor I may question about your talent. mike

Anonymous said...

Mike, you are are not human but an ape. The gray matters between your eares are without logic, and your two eyes are completely blind shut. You must be an idiot not able to see that Hun Sen and his cronies in power for freaken 30 years and Cambodia still one of the poorest country in Southeast Asia. Interm of of Education, Cambodian are tamong he bottom of the list. You need to wake up and stop being so damn blind. You are the one that need to check with your doctor to see if you are really human or monkey. Mike could be your zoo name that was given to you after being captured from the jungle. If you really are a monkey, I am amaze that you can read and write.

Anonymous said...

I think you are sam rainsy, rainsy you sould ask your wife and if she is short bend yourhead listen to her, believed or not your wisdom are totaly lower than an everage people you know it yourself right?. And your muscle rainsy in whole body are weak like docil or girly man wasnt right? And please double check with your wife on your weakness mantality and physicaly she will agreed with me that your weaks right? Rainsy you may fotget alote you knowyourself wasnt it right? Now since you do not have leadership characteristic you should stay aside and make way for million of peoplr who are smater than you they your shite party. Dont you? Dont forget 20 year in your politic carree what you g don, arouse anger, fune raising, demonstration , steal 270000 dollar in 2002, stop foreign aid for poor khmer, kill over hundred in 2007 granad attact,and cheating people lef and right you have don all evile act agaist khmer communities what else in your memory that you have don good, non nothing wasnt it right? Stop open your distinguist mouth you may got hit by some one. Mike

Anonymous said...

Chimpanzee Mike is a moron and clueless. Anyone that have been killing Khmers is your Daddy, Hun Sen. He robbed from the poor and giving away Khmer's land to his master, Viet Cong. Soon enough your sister or mother living in Srok Khmer will be raped by Viet Cong and then you will understand. Chimpanzee Mike, for you to supporting Hun Sen I am assuming that you are living in Srok Khmer and doing well while 9 1/2 millions other suffering. The only way you are doing well in Srok Khmer because of two things, either your Daddy is Hun Sen or your family is Hun Sen cronnies who have been robbing and stealing from people. Therefore, this will make you a god damn thief.

Anonymous said...

MONKEY MIKE needs to go to mental hospital right now!

The more we communicate with you, the more we got confuse because of your mental illness. So it's better for you to go see psyciatric as soon as possible before it's too late, OK Mike?

Anonymous said...

how many soldier capital and human resources does your idiot master rainsy hase? nothing right? plus you rainsy too dump how manyidiots. klanc like you could stop Vietnam. if Vietnam calculating to crab Cambodia Vietnam could do it with in weeks at any times couldnt they? how idiotsyour idiot klanc stop them? barking from France right?. now you clearly see yourself a bunch of cheaper idiots wasn't it withright? and you clearlyrainsy know it yourself right?.Mike

Anonymous said...

Chimpanzee Mike, don't forget to take your psy medication okay, Daddy always love you.

Hun Sen