Nan Sy, another Funcinpec member, is accused of corruption and is being tried in absentia

Nan Sy (L)

លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី ត្រូវ​បាន​កាត់​ទោស​កំបាំង​មុខ

ដោយ សុខ សេរី
 2011-11-02
Radio Free Asia

Synopsis: The Phnom Penh municipal court held a hearing on 02 November 2011 to try Nan Sy in absentia. Nan Sy was the Cambodian ambassador to Brunei. He is accused of corruption and embezzling $430,000 in state funds for the construction of the Cambodian embassy in Brunei in 2008. Nan Sy is a Cambodian Muslim and he was a former Funcinpec MP.

សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២ វិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ បាន​បើក​សវនាការ​កាត់​ទោស​កំបាំង​មុខ​ឯក​អគ្គរាជ​ទូត​កម្ពុជា ឈ្មោះ​លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី។


លោក ណាន់ ស៊ី ត្រូវ​បាន​ចោទ​ក្រោយ​បទ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​អំពើ​ពុករលួយ និង​កេង​ប្រវ័ញ្ច​ប្រាក់​របស់​រដ្ឋ​សរុប​ប្រមាណ ៤៣​ម៉ឺន​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​សាងសង់​ស្ថានទូត​កម្ពុជា នៅ​ប្រទេស​ប្រ៊ុយណេ (Brunei) នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៨ កន្លង​ទៅ។

Funcinpec 3G fracas widens [-Corruption, corruption at the choking Funcinpec]

Deputy Prime Minister and Funcinpec secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay in 2009. (Photo by: Tracey Shelton)

Friday, 18 March 2011
Meas Sokchea and James O’Toole
The Phnom Penh Post

Deputy Prime Minister Nhek Bun Chhay has acknowledged that one of his advisers served as a paid representative of a firm that transferred a 3G telecommunications license to a Hong Kong-based company from which Nhek Bun Chhay has been accused of accepting bribes.

Former Funcinpec member Bun Tha, publisher of the Khmer Amatak newspaper, filed a complaint against Nhek Bun Chhay with the Anticorruption Unit this week accusing the deputy prime minister and Funcinpec secretary general of agreeing to use his political influence to aid an unnamed Chinese telecommunications company working with the Hong Kong-based firm Speedy Best Technology.

The complaint is based on documents circulated earlier this year including an alleged contract dated June 7, 2008, stating that Nhek Bun Chhay and another company, Kahua Industry Investment Co Ltd, had obtained a 3G telecommunications license from the government that they agreed to transfer to Speedy Best.

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Nhiek Bun Chhay in total denial of defections of party members

Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transportation, is seen on this photo posted on the CPP website dated 04 January 2008. This CPP website only publicizes activities conducted by CPP party members. (Photo: CPP)

F’pec denies defection of 4 high-raking officials

Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

The Funcinpec party rejected the information indicating that 4 Funcinpec ministers defected the party to join the CPP.

In a communiqué dated 07 January 2008, the Funcinpec spokesman said that the rumors of the defection of 4 high-ranking party officials to join another party, is baseless, and it was an exaggeration perpetrated to undermine the unity of the Funcinpec party leadership only.

The four high-ranking Funcinpec officials are:

1. Nuth Sokhom, the minister of health,
2. Veng Sereivuth, the minister of culture and fine arts,
3. Kol Pheng, the minister of education, and
4. Sun Chanthol, the minister of public works and transport.

In addition to the 4 officials above, at least 10 other Funcipec officials declared their defection from the party to join the CPP. Some of these defectors are:

1. Chea Peng Chheang, the state secretary of the ministry of economy and finance,
2. Mrs. Chhim Chamroeun, the state secretary of ministry of women affairs,
3. Khun Haing, the minister of cult and religion,
4. Mrs. Ing KanthaPhavy, the minister of women affairs,
5. Ou Bun Long, the state secretary of the ministry of economy and finance,
6. Kong Vibol, the state secretary of the ministry of economy and finance,
7. Khov Meng Heang, the state secretary of the Council of Ministers.

However for the first 4 former ministers listed above, Funcinpec declared that they did not defect to the CPP. Nevertheless, the Funcinpec communiqué recognized that a number of Funcinpec officials defected the party, and the majority of them were “opportunists” who joined the party to look for positions and fortune by bribing Prince Ranariddh, whereas, a number of other Funcinpec defectors did not obey the party rules and they committed illegal acts, such as being involved in corruption.

Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, recognized that indeed about 5-6 Funcinpec officials defected since Prince Ranariddh was still the party leader. Furthermore, a number of Funcinpec government officials also defected the party to join the CPP. However, he said that these defections will not affect Funcinpec popularity, because the importance remains with the grass root levels. He said that, in fact, it is a good thing (that these defectors left the party) because they do not have a clear standing.