Thursday, October 24, 2013

March seen as a step forward


[ I am no politician, but Mr. Ou Virak is flip-flopping...His words will not hurt or help Khmers, but it just shows that this man is not stable -- craving for power. 'Human Wrongs Activist' the right choice for him,  not the 'Human Rights' ]

Yesterday’s march was the biggest that Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, has seen. 

 “We’ve got to get used to this. It should and will be a lot more common,” he said. “If the authorities realise that not all protests lead to revolution, they might be more willing to allow them to take place.”
DANIEL QUINLAN
Analysis
Shane Worrell The Phnom Penh Post Wed, 23 October 2013 

While the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s continued push for an investigation into election irregularities may at times feel quixotic, the fact that the opposition was able to hold a peaceful demonstration today without incident represents a perhaps equally important victory for freedom of assembly.

The Ministry of Interior’s decision to allow 1,000 opposition protesters to converge on foreign embassies and offices of the UN was important, CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann said, but the fact thousands marched in peace was even more significant.

Ou Virak. File photo
“I don’t want to say it’s a victory for the CNRP,” he told the Post. “But it’s a victory for the people. We’re making big progress.”

Freedom Park, Sovann added, was becoming a place the opposition felt it could use on a regular basis to keep pushing forward with its demands of an investigation into irregularities at July’s national election.

And boycotting the parliament was showing itself to be the right decision, he added.

Political analyst Kem Ley said the government’s approval of the marches was, indeed, a victory for the CNRP and agreed that it vindicated the opposition’s boycott of the National Assembly.

“Right now, it’s good for them. They have organised this, and the government has opened the door to them,” he said.

The CNRP had drawn more attention to its cause and the CPP now had little choice but to continue allowing similar protests, Ley added.

“In order for the CPP to increase its popularity again, they must respond to the people.”

The freedom to protest on the streets or in public parks has fluctuated greatly over the past two decades.

Incidents have ranged from the brutality of the 1997 grenade attack on opposition members and supporters – which killed 16 and injured more than 100 – to an unprecedented 17-day park sit-in, organised by opposition supporters, in 1998.

In scores of other instances, protesters have been blocked from marching through the streets or been beaten by police.

Yesterday’s march was the biggest that Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, has seen.

“We’ve got to get used to this. It should and will be a lot more common,” he said. “If the authorities realise that not all protests lead to revolution, they might be more willing to allow them to take place.”

But even if such protests do represent a victory for the CNRP, Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak said yesterday that the government will still be approving them only on a “case-by-case” basis.

“It will depend on discussions and the agreements reached [between the government and the CNRP],” he said.

The ministry had decided to allow this week’s marches because they coincided with the anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements and protesters and police had pledged not to be violent.

“And I think it is nothing to be concerned about, because the number of participants has weakened.”

 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Forget about Ah Leukeu Ou Virak.
He is done !!

Anonymous said...

HE'S NOTHING BUT YUON INTEREST!!!

Anonymous said...

He has his opinions doesn't matter what he [Ou Virak] had said; Hun sen has the last saying...Hun sen was/is a laws of his corrupted pigs'kingdom.Hun sen owned all the constitutions/laws that has been written in Nambodia's books.Ou Virak's words was irrelevant to Hun sen blinded eye nor deaf ears!
We democrat people don't pay no attention to Ou Virak's words as well,let him express his useless flip flop opinion all he wants.

Kmenhwatt

Anonymous said...

Ou Virak. File photo, he's not the man don't allow him to be part of the democratic process his organization is useless.
The CNRP must stand on your ground, the reason why CPP Communist VN wants to talk because CPP will not survive due to lack of Internal Recognitions and support, the CPP saw the 95% of the Cambodian rejected CPP N Hun Sen's legitimate government and will not accept what CPP and Youn promises and offer they has been lies and lies to people many times beforE "DO NOT NEGOTIATION WITH THIEF BE ON YOUR OWN TERM AND YOU WILL WIN.

Anonymous said...

Agreed

Anonymous said...


Ou Virak,
I want to tell you that go to hell.

Anonymous said...

កុំទៅនិយាយជាមួយអាcpp ពីកិច្ចសន្យានេះនោះ
វាគ្មានដែលគោរពកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង កិច្ចសន្យាមហដងណាទេ។យួននៅពីក្រោយ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានផ្លូវឆ្ពោះទៅរកលិទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ឡើយ។ហើយមិនយូរ យួននឹងកាន់កាប់រដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរ ផ្ទាល់ដៃ។សព្វថ្ងៃ
វាអោយអាយ៉ងវាឈរបាំងវាសិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ
លុះពេលណាជនជាតិយួនក្លាយជាភាគច្រើន
នោះ អ្នកធំៗក្នុងជួររដ្ឋាភិបាលគឺសុទ្ធតែយួនហើយ
ហើយជាជំហានដំបូងវានឹងក្លែងឈ្មោះជាខ្មែរសិន។

Anonymous said...

OU VIRACK ACTUALLY EARN HIS DEGREE FROM HANOI UNIVERSITY, WHERE YOU LEARN HOW TO TWIST THE FACT AND DECEIVE THE TRUTH.

Anonymous said...

Ou Virak are you with the voices of the people and principle or are you flip flop due to family associated with evil crooked and its cronies I did not understood some of the late statement of the fraud election that had already proven that NEC bias for CPP....people just wants their votes to be counted why Hun Sen are so relunctant to recount the votes if they thought they won it why Hun Sen afraid to prove these allegation is wrong? to count it the votes by impartial observers if you win you win by prestige and dignity ....listen to the voices of the people Ou Virak ...keep an eye on him Human Right for what waste NGO moneys??
Keep an eye on his actions or we could write to lawmakers to cut his financial supports.

One of the Tax Payers

Anonymous said...


Enough is enough so right now at this state. we never and ever need your further explanation anymore talking about our societal crsis under the controlling youn, Okay. But you can do just stay calm and quite and enjoying with your wealth and eating out the dog's soup that was cooked by Mi lam tuy an aim.

Anonymous said...

Soon, Ou Virak will become chairman of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, the former seat of Om Yieng Teang.

Anonymous said...

Please be cautious to all of these! In my opinion, I think yuon do not want Hun Sen to confront the mass demonstration, yuon knows that if there is a bloodshed Khmer people would be striking back with their full force at their disposal until they gain victory at the end, so this new situation in Cambodia will totally jeopardy yuon's plans of plundering Khmer's resources, and sending more yuon immigrants to live and work in Cambodia in a great number until it reaches to more than half of the Khmer population and then the worst thing has come to the Khmer nation, so yuon's plan needs another 10 more year to complete. It is a game that yuon has to play along to entertain CNRP and its followers even sometime yuon has to swallow some bitter remedies. Thus for the total domination of Cambodia yuon has to endure.

Anonymous said...

Overseas Khmers are so audacious in pushing Khmer brothers on the front lines to take violent acts. The overseas Armenians from America were the first to take the flight to fight against the Soviets.

Please trust our leaders. You are entitled to give advice but without being disappointed if your advice cannot be implemented. Our leaders are on the front lines with all data and complete assessment of the local situation.

Anonymous said...



Oooo Virak (Arak) is kro-per vong veng bung....

Anonymous said...

ឱ!អនិច្ចំ-ទុក្ខំ-អនត្តា វាសនាបាតុកម្មបង្រ្គប់កិច្ច

របស់ក្រុមហ៊ុនឯកជន CNRP
របស់អាបុកគល់អន្តរកាប់ សំរាប់​ ស៊ី ,កឹម ទុក្ខា
ដើម្បីឡេមឡឺម អំណាចផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន
មានកម្រិតតែ៣ថ្ងៃគត់ ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។​
បាតុកម្មមែនទែនគឺ
-គេធ្វើ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេសគា្មនកំណត់ពេល ត្រាតែជោគជ័យ
- អ្នកស្រីទេព វន្នី អ្នកបឹងកក់គេធ្វើបាតុកម្មដើរ
- បាតុកម្មអ្នកប្រុសសម រង្ស៊ី អង្គុយអេះក្ដលេង។

Anonymous said...

TRAITOR OF THE NATION!

HUN DYNASTY WILL TAKE ALL KHMER ARCHEOLOGIST AND RELOCATE THERE ONCE CAMBODIA DISAPPEAR FROM WORLD MAP. SOMEWHAT ALL KHMER ARTIFACTS WILL BE IN AUCTION FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

Anonymous said...

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