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| A Cambodian officer watches a live feed video in the press room at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh on Friday, June 7, 2013. Cambodia on Friday banned the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime with a new law, a move the opposition claims is a political attack weeks ahead of national polls. -- PHOTO: AFP |
Online news: Asia, June 7, 2013
Cambodia on Friday banned the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime with a new law, a move the opposition claims is a political move weeks ahead of national polls.
The law bans statements denying crimes by the communist regime that ruled from 1975-79 killing an estimated two million people, and carries a sentence of up to two years in jail.
The law, similar to legislation covering Holocaust denial in Germany and France, was proposed by strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen after a recording emerged of an opposition leader apparently excusing the Khmer Rouge from responsibility for running a notorious torture prison during their rule.
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| Kem Sokha (C), Vice President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, seen during a demonstration in Phnom Penh, on May 20, 2013. Cambodia on Friday banned the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime with a new law, a move the opposition claims is a political attack weeks ahead of national polls. |
The recording, posted on a government website last month, is of Kem Sokha, deputy head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), saying the notorious Tuol Sleng prison was run by Vietnamese soldiers who ousted the Khmer Rouge rather than the regime.
Around 15,000 men, women and children were tortured and executed at the prison, also known as S-21, in central Phnom Penh.
Kem Sokha has admitted it is his voice on the recording but alleges it was edited to say the contentious comments, a claim backed by the CNRP which alleges the tape was aired "to cause political trouble" ahead of a general election in July.
Lawmakers, mostly from the ruling party, unanimously approved the law after around an hour of debate on Friday.
The law will prosecute anyone who "does not acknowledge, denies or diminishes... crimes committed under the Democratic Kampuchea", the draft said, referring to the brutal regime's official name.
Lawmaker Cheam Yeap told parliament that denial of the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge was "a serious insult to the souls" of those who died under its rule.
But critics say the law may jeopardise painstaking efforts to heal the country.
"You don't need the law to protect the truth of what happened during the Khmer Rouge," Youk Chhang, director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia which researches Khmer Rouge atrocities, told AFP.
A protest led by a prominent survivor from Tuol Sleng is due to be held in the capital on Sunday.
Led by "Brother Number One" Pol Pot, who died in 1998, the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79 wiped out nearly a quarter of Cambodia's population through starvation, overwork or execution in a bid to create an agrarian utopia.
16 comments:
CPP wants to link the opposition party to Khmer Rouge to make themselves look beter, this trick must be unmasked.
លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា ជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ជាកូនកសិករខ្មែរគំរូ
សាមញ្ញធម្មតាៗ,........
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អំណាចពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ គ្រប់ទិសទី
រំដោះ យក អំណាច + សេរីភាព
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និងពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិលក់ក្បាលធ្វើកញ្ជះយួន
-អាចោរCNRP ស៊ីឈ្នួលសង្រ្កោះយួន(៧មករា)
-អាចោរពាក់ដួន CPP(៤យួន)
*** ឲ្យមកពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរវិញតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ......។
Ah mae bork Krem Tukha.
PRO hoy dey cho mray heuil !
But who was the Khmer rouge, Kem Sokha was the people from 17 April 1975 (people 3nd class in Khmer Rouge killing filed). But Hun Sen his clan are the real Khmer Rouge Viet at that time.
the opposition group is so hypocritical, they always tried to legitimize themself; they seemed so stupid and outdated and living in the hole. talk about incompetent group of people. i say until they get educated and think smartly about united cambodia, they are always outdated, you know. i'm sure cambodia don't won't incompetent group running the country at any time soon, you know.
7:48 PM និយាយខុសទាំងស្រុង សួនសេរីរដ្ឋា
ជាមនុស្សរបស់ លោក ហ៊ុនសែន ជាធ្នាក់នៅ
ក្រៅប្រទេស ដើម្បីទាក់យកត្រីធំៗ។
ដំណឹងល្អ រកលុយ ស្រួលបំផុត...សូមឆ្លើយតបជាបន្ទាន់, ចា៎ស!!!
ក្បាល អា សួនសេរីរដ្ធា នឹង អា ៧:៤៨ PM = $៥០០១ (ប្រាំពាន់មួយដុល្លារ អាគាំង) រស់ឫងាប់។ សូមទុក តែក្ដវា អោយឆ្កែយួនស៊ី, ចា៎ស!!!
ប្រមាញ់សប្បុរស (Bounty Hunter)#០០៧
លោកគាំទ្រ CNRP @12:21 AM អស់ពី(ដួន)ចិត្ត,
និយាយខុសទាំងអាចម៍
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-អាបិសាចប្រែរូបពាក់ដួន...សម រង្ស៊ី 7 មករា
-មេគូថមាន់ពាក់ដួន.......មួ សុខហួ 7 មករា
$$$$ ជាមនុស្សស៊ីឈ្នួលលក់ជាតិ
របស់អាសម្ដាចម៌នាយកទឹកត្រីយួន ហ៊ុន សែន (៤យួន)
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ទាក់យកត្រីតូច-ធំ ទាំងអាចម៍ត្រីក៏មិនឧ្យសល់។
ដំណឹងល្អ រកលុយ ស្រួលបំផុត...សូមឆ្លើយតបជាបន្ទាន់, ចា៎ស!!!
ក្បាល អា សួនសេរីរដ្ធា នឹង អា ១:៥១ AM = $៥០០១ (ប្រាំពាន់មួយដុល្លារ អាគាំង) រស់ឫងាប់។ សូមទុក តែក្ដវា អោយឆ្កែយួនស៊ី!!!
ប្រមាញ់សប្បុរស #០០៧
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សុំទោស 1:51 AM ខ្ញុំមិនបានគាំទ្រអ្នកណាទាំងអស់។
យើងស្រឡាញ់ពលរដ្ឋ និង ប្រទេសខ្មែររបស់យើងខ្ញុំ។
តែយើងស្អប់ របបខ្មែរក្រហមយៀកមិញសព្វថ្ងៃ ដែល
បន្តការកាបើសម្លាប់ ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែររបស់យើងខ្ញុំ៕
Stupid Kem is still stupid Kep! Cambodian are sick of this dick head bully.
Admit it, you are just shit head 4:50AM!
Yes, it was an atrocity during Pol Pot era no doubt about that, but who created Pol Pot? it was VC and so, who were behind those atrocity? of course VC and so, why is it so hard to understand? and why, do you have to make a law to jail our brothers and sisters from speaking truth? everyone in this world knows this. so, why making law to cover up such crimes against humanity? from such action, everyone is laughing, such a crook leader really. Having nothing else to do acccept banning people from speaking truth about who is behind such atrocity, hahaha making me laugh too.
politicians shouldn't be allowed to discriminate in any way, shape or form, really! and can they for once stop using racism in their outdated political campaign, rhetorics, etc! and stop complaining about hun sen, etc in power too long or what have you. keep in mind that it's not against the law to run in all election because there is still no term limit law, you know. so, why keep on complaining and not do something to change or amend the law, you know. and for opposition like sam rainsy, can his outdated group stop running away outside of cambodia for once, and stop using racist remarks all the time in cambodia because khmer people stopped buying into your outdated, ignorant way anymore as there are more to cambodia than you and i and your racist slur and your discrimination incompetent party of outdated politicians, etc, ok! khmer people are sick and tired to hear your outdated group whining from outside of cambodia about racist, about defamation, about bias, about your extremist way of thinking. why not choose the middle path in your way and do know our limit in leadership, really! if you keep running and hiding overseas all the time, no one in cambodia will vote for your incompetent group, ok! get a life already, you know. and of course, there are more to cambodia than you and i or your racial slur or your discrimination party, really! wake up already and stop being outdated and primitive and stupid forever, ok! with or without you, cambodia and khmer people will move on into the brighter, better future, you know. wake up already, ok! no one will vote for a discrimination party again and stop being like that stupid outdated pol pot regime, ok! that's all!
9:38am
Your mafia leadership style is killing us khmers everyday ok! People bearly have enough food to eat and had to run to our neighbouring country to look for work and get a higher income while you crooks trying to infux more VC to come in to control and then, you expect us to say nothing until we all are finished, right? of course not! because everything comes with time,e,g time to sleep, time to wake up and time to know the truth and now is the time, ok?.
Why do opposition leader keep on running away, because, he didn't your mafia group would have killed him long time ago, e.g just like Chea Vichea and Chut Vuthy OK? and then again, you expect us to follow your rule? to be a dead hero? hahaha
You are one of a sick person just like your wicked boss, VC, Chinese, and CPP traitor crooks, what are good at nothing but to rob, steal and kill us khmers. Your language has shown that you are son of a bloodsuck and murderer of all time. So, don't try to tell us what to do. We are way smarter than you think we are. This is the 21st century, we have great technology and skills to know from a micro to a macro level of issues, OK?. Just look at VN, China and Thailand, all of their leaders have used the skilled of conform, how? by promoting each other well being, not putting down each other and making fun of them or criticise, whatsoever, OK?.
They helped each other to work in the name of 'national interest', OK? and whereas, your CPP team have used the skills of condemnation and trying to destroy each other well being, OK? So, your team need to learn about 'how to be a good leader', OK? by not trying to bite each other like this, OK?. So stop being a smart ass. How shame can it be to kill to lead, instead being elected to lead, really.
Anyway, I understand since you are an outsider, of course, you like to see us khmers to continue to suffer like always, but I am sure, the time will come for you, since 'justice will done on earth and in heaven", simple as that!
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