Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Gov’t forwards publishing complaint to military court


Dam Seth
Meas Sokchea and Daniel Pye
The Phnom Penh Post, 3 December 2013

A military court may pursue legal action against a Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker-elect and newspaper publisher after the Council of Ministers yesterday filed a complaint against him.

Dam Sith, editor-in-chief of the pro-CNRP Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper, published the text of a speech given by CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha last month in which the opposition leader alleged the military “surrounded” Phnom Penh after July’s election in an attempt to stifle opposition to the results.

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay
Phay Siphan
Siphan said yesterday that Sith had not responded to a November 15 letter requesting “clarification” over the article. As the case “affects military interests”, he said, the government was referring it to a military court.

“We want to know why they wrote the title and who said that,” Siphan said.

He declined to comment on what, if any, legal action the court might take.

The letter to Sith, which was signed by Siphan, called on the publisher to explain “the aim of the text”.

Sith, whose articles have drawn the ire of authorities in the past, yesterday expressed concern over the possible legal proceedings against his newspaper.'
“What I quoted is not false and is not exaggeration and also is not contrary to journalism,” Sith said. “Before, [the authorities] have used the civilian court system, but now they use the military court system. This is a very serious threat.”

Sith said he would not be issuing a clarification in response to the letter from the Council of Ministers because it could be misinterpreted by the CNRP and its supporters. A video clip of the speech given by Sokha to supporters in Australia and posted on social media had been sent to Siphan, Sith added.

Sokha, who is fundraising abroad, could not be reached for comment.

Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said despite it being unconstitutional, military courts frequently handled cases that were not in their remit.

“During the civil war, that would make sense, the military courts would handle defamation cases. The military police should not be handling them now,” he said.

17 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Beur Ah Chker aign Phai Sophom can touch on Mr Kem Soskha, you MUST behead first okay, Ah Chker Youn. Ah Aign kom prous pek pror yath dach kbal, ah Khmer traitor. former Khmer rouge.

Anonymous said...

I think before CPP or the military persue a matter that is reporting "information" to the general public of what actually happen is that "military" case?
Should the count investigate the complaints from millions of voters of how the CPP and NEC rigged and cheated this election and stole their votes?

Just because the reporter is presenting a "balance" news base on fact the CPP want to put these guy in prision.
What about the illegal logging? the killing of demonstrators? other activities that got murder but until today no justice has been found. What about the illegal logging and the corruption money that went to Hun Sen and CPP has the "Anti-corruption unit" exist and for what. shouldnt the Ani corruption unit investigate the illegal logging of Cambodian forest and where those money go to, and why Vietnam have lead the destruction of Cambodia's & Lao'sforest behind...
These are more criticals problems than reporting a news that is true as we have seen and heard military activities and build up during the election night they are and there as part of Hun Sen policy that if he loosing the election there will be "civil war"...SO KILLING of inncent Khmer people are to me is non-war criminal and they should be prosecuted by ICJ.

Anonymous said...

aH PHAY SIPHAN WILL END UP LIKE KADDAFI.

Anonymous said...

you are a evil ah hpay siphom. Your name is in the Khmer history black list, you must think 100 times before bell out. Your face can not escape anymore. Khmers will never forgive you at all from now on and you must to know.

Anonymous said...

Ah Phey C PHOM, you need to come to wash dishes at the restaurant in Long BITCH!

Anonymous said...

The act of intimidation continued, the nonsense act should be stopped. They waste time on garbage act instead of serving its people which they do not know how. When are they going to wake up and realize that people are fed up with their actions.

Anonymous said...

to 9:39 AM,
Good comment Brother, this crazy dog is just only used for CPP in the short term only. His black day will be come when CPP this he will be useless one day soon. Even MR Pen Sovann, Chan Si, ..... Youn can liquidated them, just ah Trey Gnet Cleth Pon nis Youn vear tok hor!

Anonymous said...

A military court ? What Dam Seth tried to joint with any traitors to selling a part of Cambodia land to the foreigner or he tried to uprising against the king like Preab Inn, Chao bory and Matthura or Sao gnoy ? This is a every bodies know what is the true after the election day, who has a tank , armored personel mobilited in the city of Phnom penh . Is that Dam Seth order to do that ha Mr.Ass kissing Phay heit (smelling ) Phom ? None sense damn freak Government of dumb head Hun shit.

Anonymous said...

This is just a fucken distraction created by AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government to divert the attention from voter fraud issue! Cambodian people demanded independent inquiry into voter fraud! Why no court in the Kingdumb of wonder find justice for Cambodian people?

Can Cambodian military court find justice for Cambodian people? What about Cambodian civilian court? What Cambodian Supreme Court? No? Fuck all the courts under AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave regime and all are useless courts!

I agree with 9:20 AM!

Anonymous said...

This is the time for Khmer people
who CNRP supporters to rise up and
take matter to their own hands. That is to rebel against Hun Sen government to drive them out of power
once and for all.

Anonymous said...

A Fucking Phay Siphan, Don't talk millitary court in Cambodia OK.
Come to wash your disk in Long Beach restaurant. You don't try to give our motherland to a fucking YOUN.

Anonymous said...

Let's all Khmer people say "On the July 28 national election was robbed by CPP. go ahead Phay Siphan bring all Cambodian people to a fucking military court.

Anonymous said...

ANYBODY REMEMBER 1982 THE VEITCONG TRY PURGE ALL KHMERE WORKING FROM THE TOP TO BOTTOM THREE PROVINCE.NIGTH BEFORE VEIT CAUGHT EVRYBODY THAT NIGTH THEY DRIVE ALOT OF TANKS IN THE TOWN MAKE EVERYBODY REALLY SCARE(MAKE PEOPLE LOOSE BRAIN ) IN THE MORNING THEY CALL ALLDISTRIC SANKAT PHOM TO PUT IN ONE PLACE AND MAKE THEM WRITING ACUSED ALL OF THEM(THEY GO TO POL-POT PARTY )EVERY SCARE DONT KNOW HOW TO WRITE AND VEIT HIT POEPLE AND SOME OF THEM PUT IN PLASTIC BAG UNTILL THEY UNCONCIOUS THREE OR FOUR TIME ONE OF THE HANSOME GUY VEIT HANG HIM WITH THE CHAN BOTH HIS HANS BECOME PARALISE POOR HE UNCONCIUOS FOER TIME ADAY I WRITE KHMER VEIT WRIT THEIRS(I WAS APOLICE MAN) I WAS HEARTBROKEN IAM KHMERE REALLY HURT)THAT DAY EVERYMORNING VEIT GROUP GO TO MARKET AND TOOK BEEF PORK FROM THE SELLER FOR FREE NOBODY DARE TO ASKED MONEY. THIS GROUP WENT ON I COUNT STAND I THOUGHT I PUT THE GRENADE TO KILL ALL OF THEM BUT I ASKED MY FREINDS TO GO AWAY I KNOW YOUN NEVER GOOD TO KHMERE PEOPLE.THE TRUE WHEN INFRONT OF YOU THEY DO TO GOOD FOR US BUT BEHINE THEY KILL US.I NEVER FORGET IN MY MIND.NOW ALL MY FRENDS OUT IN CANADA FRANCE.SO DURING ELECTION THEY TRY MOBILISE THE TROOP TO PHOMPENH THAT THE VEITCONG STYLE.SO BECAREFULL WITH HUN VEIT.I SUGGEST ALL CAMBODIAN PEOPLE STAND UP HELP TO RECUSE OUR HOMELAND AND PEOPLE

Anonymous said...

I have hated the communism in Cambodia for life, but not like this stupid DOG coming from USA and servers for communist in Cambodia. This man is really mad dog and must disappear very soon.

Anonymous said...

តើសង្គ្រោះជាតិពួកឯងស្អីដែរ? សង្គ្រោះជាតិខ្មែរឬ សង្គ្រោះជាតិយួនទេ? មិនចាំបាច់ពួកឯង និយាយពេកបោកប្រាស់ទេ មើលតែលទ្ធិផលទៅ ឃើញហើយ ធ្វើនយោបាយជិត២ទសវត្សហើយ បំរើនរណា សាសន៍ណាជាអ្នកចំណេញ សាសន៍ណាជាអ្នកខាត? ពួកឯងឆ្លើយបានទេ មេពួកឯងបានលុយប៉ុន្មានពីពួកអាផ្តាច់ការនិងចិនយួនហើយយកទៅលាក់ឯណាខ្លះ?