Hor Namhong (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Hor Namhong withdraw his lawsuit against Dam Sith
27 June 2008
Leang Delux Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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Hor Namhong, the Foreign Affair minister, announced on Friday 27 June that he will withdraw his lawsuit against Dam Sith, the opposition journalist.
“Dam Sith came to ask me for an amicable settlement, I will ask the tribunal to withdraw my lawsuit,” Hor Namhong said during an interview with a representative of the Cambodian Club of Journalists (CCJ) and Dam Sith who was accompanied by his lawyer.
“I told Dam Sith that I did not wish to have a lawsuit between journalists and politicians during the run up to the election. I am happy to end this affair,” Hor Namhong added.
Kong Sam Onn, Dam Sith’s lawyer, said that he was also satisfied, and that this withdrawal would allow the journalist as well as the minister to turn the page and avoid any disturbance to the election campaign.
How Namhong did not withdraw his lawsuit against opposition leader Sam Rainsy whom the Moneakseka Khmer newspaper quoted.
“I brought a lawsuit in the French tribunal and one more with the Cambodian tribunal for defamation and disinformation. If the Cambodian justice is under coercion, we will see how the French justice will decide the case,” Hor Namhong said.
Sam Rainsy reacted by saying: “It is normal that Hor Namhong withdraw his lawsuit against Dam Sith. This affair shouldn’t have started to begin with.” Sam Rainsy is also happy to learn that Hor Namhong brought a lawsuit against him in France. “The French justice is free, and I have enough proofs and witnesses to support what I said,” he added.
In April, Hor Namhong brought a lawsuit against Sam Rainsy for defamation in disinformation, and also against the Moneakseka Khmer newspaper for disinformation. He blamed the opposition newspaper of quoting Sam Rainsy’s claim, according to which Hor Namhong directed the Boeng Trabek jail under the KR regime.
“This is not an ordinary case, especially for me who had particularly suffered under the KR regime,” Hor Namhong explained.
“Dam Sith came to ask me for an amicable settlement, I will ask the tribunal to withdraw my lawsuit,” Hor Namhong said during an interview with a representative of the Cambodian Club of Journalists (CCJ) and Dam Sith who was accompanied by his lawyer.
“I told Dam Sith that I did not wish to have a lawsuit between journalists and politicians during the run up to the election. I am happy to end this affair,” Hor Namhong added.
Kong Sam Onn, Dam Sith’s lawyer, said that he was also satisfied, and that this withdrawal would allow the journalist as well as the minister to turn the page and avoid any disturbance to the election campaign.
How Namhong did not withdraw his lawsuit against opposition leader Sam Rainsy whom the Moneakseka Khmer newspaper quoted.
“I brought a lawsuit in the French tribunal and one more with the Cambodian tribunal for defamation and disinformation. If the Cambodian justice is under coercion, we will see how the French justice will decide the case,” Hor Namhong said.
Sam Rainsy reacted by saying: “It is normal that Hor Namhong withdraw his lawsuit against Dam Sith. This affair shouldn’t have started to begin with.” Sam Rainsy is also happy to learn that Hor Namhong brought a lawsuit against him in France. “The French justice is free, and I have enough proofs and witnesses to support what I said,” he added.
In April, Hor Namhong brought a lawsuit against Sam Rainsy for defamation in disinformation, and also against the Moneakseka Khmer newspaper for disinformation. He blamed the opposition newspaper of quoting Sam Rainsy’s claim, according to which Hor Namhong directed the Boeng Trabek jail under the KR regime.
“This is not an ordinary case, especially for me who had particularly suffered under the KR regime,” Hor Namhong explained.
