Monday, April 22, 2013

Hun Sen Warns of ‘War’ if He Loses Election

2013-04-19
Radio Free Asia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Friday that the country would plunge into civil war if the opposition National Rescue Party wins the election in July and follows through on pledges to prosecute former notorious Khmer Rouge members in his government.

His comments followed a statement this week by exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy that if his party wins the July 28 polls, it will bring unnamed members of the current government to justice for their role in the Khmer Rouge regime, which killed millions of Cambodians during its 1975-79 reign of terror.

Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony in Kompong Speu province, Hun Sen, who is himself ex-Khmer Rouge, warned that he would not be waiting around to be arrested.

"I will not allow anyone to arrest me easily,” he said, adding that he would “respond immediately” to anyone who tried.


He said that a win by the National Rescue Party (NRP) would provoke a civil war and war with Cambodia’s neighbor Vietnam.

“If you accuse the neighboring country of invasion, war within the country and with neighboring countries would be inevitable.”

The Cambodian opposition had also previously pledged to reclaim an island off the country’s southern coast from Vietnam if they won the elections. Phu Quoc Island—known in Khmer as Koh Tral Island—has been administered by Vietnam for the last 150 years.

'We don't provoke war'

NRP spokesman Yim Sovann dismissed Hun Sen’s statement, saying the party supports peace and its policies would not provoke any war, either within the country or with its neighbors.

“The National Rescue Party guarantees that there will be no war,” he told RFA’s Khmer Service, adding Hun Sen’s comments showed he feared losing the election.

“We don't allow anyone to provoke war,” he said.

Khmer Rouge tribunal

Sam Rainsy, in a video address on Wednesday on the anniversary of the Khmer Rouge capture of Phnom Penh in 1975, said former members of the regime now working in the government were “hindering” the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal trying members of the Khmer Rouge leadership for crimes committed during their bloody rule.

The tribunal, which has so far completed one case and has two elderly former Khmer Rouge leaders on the dock, came under criticism for being slow in processing its cases after the a top Khmer Rouge leader died last month before receiving a conviction.

Sam Rainsy made the address from overseas as he is living in self-imposed exile in France to avoid prison for a string of convictions that critics contend are politically motivated, including a sentence on charges linked to a protest over border demarcation with Vietnam.

In November, the National Election Committee said Sam Rainsy could not stand in the coming elections because of his convictions. He has called Hun Sen a “coward” for barring him from contesting in the polls.

Land titling program

Hun Sen, who has ruled the country since 1985, predicted in the Friday speech that his own Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) will win the election.

He estimated that the NRP could draw fewer than 5 million votes.

CPP officials have said their party has 6 millions supporters and 4 million active members.

Hun Sen also warned voters that a volunteer land titling program he launched in which the youth help villagers register land would be scrapped if his party was not in power.

"To those whose lands have not been measured and those who have not been given land titles, I would like to inform you that the youths can return to work only if the CPP wins the election,” he said.

“If you want the youths to come back, there is only one choice for you: to vote for the CPP.”

Rights groups have expressed concerns about the transparency of Cambodia’s elections and watchdogs say voters are intimidated into supporting the government through restrictions on freedom of expression, rights abuses, and land disputes.

Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC) Executive Director Puthea Hang said voters should stay calm in the face of intimidation and vote for the political party that they believe best serve the country.

"Voters should make their own decisions; they should not vote one way or another because they are persuaded or threatened to do so. That is the right of all voters.”

Reported by RFA’s Khmer Service. Translated by Samean Yun. Written in English by Rachel Vandenbrink.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...


Long Live Viet Nam .... and good work Hun Sen and CPP.... soon there will no more voice for these stupid khmer once Cambodia will be our new province to Viet nam mother land... and you Hun Sen and family and your blood line will be governor of this new province forever... Long live Viet Nam.... killed all stupid khmer..

Anonymous said...

And Vietnam will be China's New Province...

Anonymous said...

Everything comes with time, if Hun Sen bring war, all of his family tree will be doomed. But if Hun is smart, resign and give up, his family tree will be saved. So, Hun Sen must think and think again harder for the benefit of his family tree and don't be naive like kingta did. Power is not everything, doing right and just is everything. PLease, don't let outsiders dictat you no more,just come and join with the CRNP and try to find solution to work together as a team. Even Hun loses, Hun will still win why because we really need both educated and also experienced ones to help to run the nation. Please find way to comform in a peaceful manners since we all are khmers anyway. Enough of letting outsiders to use our hands to kill our brothers and sisters because enough is enough.

Long live to all of our Khmer compatriots!!!

A

Anonymous said...

Only Hun Sen is the person who talks war and violence for votes.

Anonymous said...

AH CHOUY MERAY DICTATOR WHO WILL THE WAR YOU WILL THE WAR. YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT CAMBODIA IS THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY BUT JUST ONLY CPP UNDER YOU? LOTS OF CPP (CPP LOVED THEIR NATION) ARE ENOUGH WITH YOU AND THEY WANT TO BILD A GOOD CPP NOT UNDER YOU AND VIET. CPP NOW BELONG TO YOUR FAMILIES, NOT TO ALL KHMER, YOU KNOW THIS?

inside CPP

Anonymous said...

Wow! What a democratic leader!He surpassed his master.

Anonymous said...

ah kwak know's his day is soon coming to an end. may his death arrived sooner the better.

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Anonymous said...

Why say thing like prosecute the K.R during the campaign while the out come is unknown? Do not hit the water to scare the fishes in the lake if you want to catch the big fishes in that lake!

Wait till you win and set up legitimate gov't with reliable judiciary systems then talking about prosecute those evils K.R/Cpp thugs,talking about this now will scare those whose has connection with K.R regime.Why scare away Hun Sen supporters?

Its okay for Hun Sen to issues a threat because he was uncivilized person as always,NRCP should talk about prosecute anyone while they are not yet winning,just assure the voters that there will be no war with anyone.Please talk about Koh Tral later if your party win an election and has legitimate's govt and independent judisary systems.Now your main focus is WINNING the election first, and assure the VOTERS that will work with Yuon and Siam peacefully by any mean necessary.

Kmenhwatt

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Anonymous said...

Yes,you shouldn't talk about prosecution of those evils doers yet.....

Anonymous said...

ṢÂṂĐÊĆḤ ĐÊĆḤƠ 2099!!!

Ćḥưñg tộỉ yêư Ḥưñ Sên ṛất ñḥĩêư...

Anonymous said...

Long Live China .... and good work Hun Sen and CPP.... soon there will no more voice for these stupid Vietnamese once Vietnam will be our new province to China mother land... and you Hun Sen and family and your blood line will be governor of this new province forever... Long live China.... killed all stupid Vietnamese..

Anonymous said...

Long Live China .... and good work Hun Sen and CPP.... soon there will no more voice for these stupid Vietnamese once Vietnam will be our new province to China mother land... and you Hun Sen and family and your blood line will be governor of this new province forever... Long live China.... killed all stupid Vietnamese..


Anonymous said...

Long Live China .... and good work Hun Sen and CPP.... soon there will no more voice for these stupid Vietnamese once Vietnam will be our new province to China mother land... and you Hun Sen and family and your blood line will be governor of this new province forever... Long live China.... killed all stupid Vietnamese..


Anonymous said...

Hahha. So Ah Hai Phuc aka ah Hun Sen is predicting the future again. Du ma cong cach ah Hai Phuc. Lol. Du Ma Cong Chor ah Hai Phuc. So under your administration, you arrest people left and right and kill people off as well and that is OK? How many people have you arrested and chased out of the country and killed off, ah Hun Sen. If your party lost and the new administration will choose to exercise its right to prosecute you based on your sins against Cambodia's constitution and the local laws. If you know what is good for you, then you better pack up and move your sorry-azzed family to Hanoi and lock yourself up in a cage for the Viets to see you as nothing but a zoo animal. Du Ma ah Hai Phuc. Lol. Why in the world you have to pick a Viet name for? Du Ma ah Hai Phuc. Lol.

Anonymous said...

The coward slave of hanoi is scared again!

Hun Sen big baby. Somebody gives him a bif.

Anonymous said...

Hai fuck/Hun bonal/Hun Sen ,this dog got many names,but look the same and dumb as well, people used him as a dog to get rich and protection,especially Yuons & chens, the mother of all GREEDS& CORRUPTIONS the money motivation to destroy nature and khmer's nation for their wealth and rich without regard of the consequences,with this dog Hai Fuck helps they are all FILTY RICH.....Karma will gets you Hai Fuck!...

Yummareaj

Anonymous said...

With Sam Rainsy living outside Cambodia who does Hun Sen and the CPP want to go to war with?

Note there is NO one in Cambodia beside CPP and Hun Sen whom have weapons.

Does Hun Sen threat of War mean and That he HUN SEN & HIS CPP AND FAMILIES want to KILLS ALL CAMBODIAN CITIZEN LIKE he did during the KR and K5 peroid and NOT BEING PROSECUTED?

Can we take this THREAT by Hun Sen as intention to WAR crime?

Will CNRP winning of election strengten and reform the current LAWlessness SYSTEM?

Anonymous said...

The only person who beats the war drum is AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave! I don't know any Cambodian people who want to go to war! What Cambodian people want the most is the freedom, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!