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By Khy Sovuthy
The Cambodia Daily
Well-known human rights worker Chan Soveth is in the firing line again, a court official in Pursat province confirmed on Friday.
Mr. Soveth, who last year was accused by the government of helping a member of a so-called anti-government movement in Kratie province evade arrest, is now being investigated for his alleged role in the so-called “incitement” of villagers involved in a land dispute, and for spreading so-called “disinformation.”
Pursat provincial court Prosecutor Tan Seihak Dechak said the allegations have been leveled by a commune chief against Mr. Soveth, who is chief of monitoring for prominent local human rights group Adhoc, and “his accomplices,” who are not defined by name in the complaint.
Mr. Seihak Dechak also said that earlier reports naming Adhoc’s Pursat provincial coordinator Phuong Sothea as the suspect in the case were incorrect.
“The commune chief filed against Chan Soveth and his accomplices. It is not the name Phuong Sothea,” the prosecutor said. “We will continue to investigate more details about this, and we will summon both parties for questioning.”
Mr. Soveth, who had the charges of “aiding a perpetrator” in the Kratie province case dropped against him by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in February, said on Friday that he had not yet received formal notice that he is being investigated again.
“I don’t incite people against the government. I just explain about [peoples’] rights and the law,” he said.
“If I just help people as a human rights workers, is it wrong? If so, then all NGOs that help protect peoples’ rights are wrong too,” he said.
Prom Ngon, commune chief of Thma Da commune in Veal Veng district, and complainant against Mr. Soveth, could not be reached for comment.
The complaint is believed to stem from a land dispute between families in Tham Da commune and a company owned by well-known businessman Try Pheap.
Adhoc staff held workshops with the villagers to inform them of their rights under the land law. About 20 of the families subsequently traveled to Phnom Penh to submit a petition to Mr. Hun Sen’s Cabinet seeking help in their dispute with Mr. Pheap.
Um Savin, a representative of MDS Import Export company, which is owned by Mr. Pheap, said his company was not involved in any way with the lawsuit filed by Mr. Ngon, the commune chief, against Mr. Soveth and “his accomplices.”
“Our company is not involved in this case,” he said.
5 comments:
Hai Phuc( Hun Sen's Vietnamese name ) is paranoid. Soon Chan Soveth will be killed like other Chut Vuthy, a promonent environmental protector.
Well, thats what ah vc, ah chen and cpp crooks are good at. They like to create one problem after another, so that, they can cover up their (crooks) other lucrutive deals behind close door e.g like, land for sale, land to give away to the vc etc. And if anyone speak up, they either be locked or jailed.
Their aim is to destroy srok khmer and to bring down our pride and preveliges. They think they can get away from their evil actions. But I am sure, everything come with time, as god knows every move they make. ah vc love to use Hun Sen's hands to do their dirty works for them and once Hun no longer useful, that is it. They did it before and they will do it again and again. They killed up 3million of our educated ones and they said 'khmers killed khmers' Wrong! it they who killed us. So, you can run but you can't hide because the truth will always be the truth. Because God knows and the international community also knew this well too.
Therefore, I urge the international community to come and help us to clean this mafia leadership style out of srok khmer for good because if the good do nothing, the evil will win. The VC's planned is to take control all of the South East Asia to the south of China like Thai, Burma, Philipine etc, because that is what they are good at. They took Lao, Champa, Mongnart, Prey Nokho (saigon) khmer Krom and now the whole srok khmer. This has to be stop but not without the help of Viets, Chinese and all of the international community with good judgment.
3million souls
How they are knowing the Human rights because boss was born and work with the communist with his whole life! Please to see he turn from Viet to China.
Stop play game! Stop cheating money!
I knew who you are! Chan Savet!
Adhoc play game with HUN SEN for what?
Only for cheating money from the International community!!
Thon Saray is Nguyen Nguon!!!
Thon Saray is former Vietnam expert contol in Chamkarmon district!
How you play game Chan Savet!!!
You work for Vietnam for long time!!
Now you play game for cheating money!!!
Cheating money is the main job?
Better to be SR then being a killer like Hun Shit, your time is limetet Hun shit and clan...I can't wait for the VC to kill you and your clan and then, you will yell out like kingta like 'ah crocodile' hahahaha. what a psycho Hun Shit, and so, go on keep on barking like a mad dog like always, but no body cares or believe you anymore, ah vc said 'ah Hun and his clan are our dogs, when we tell him to bark, he barks and when we tell to kill, he kills, hahahaa, so let ruin his country and nation for us YOUN! ahahaha"
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