Mussomeli to Hun Sen's gov't: “At least, the justice system must be served by honest people not involved in corruption”

Legislative reforms on the right track

Saturday, December 15, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Joseph Mussomeli, US ambassador to Cambodia, said that the progress of the legislative reforms in Cambodia is on the right track. At the opening ceremony for the Battambang American Corner, on 12 December, Mussomeli said that legislative reforms in Cambodia still have a long way to go, however these reforms are on the right track. He said that the justice system in Cambodia cannot change instantaneously, it will take a long time to improve. He compared this to a tree that needs time to grow. Mussomeli added that, moreover, the justice system in Cambodia was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge regime in the past also, and he said that what the (Hun Sen’s) government should do, is to at least reveal the faces of corrupt justice officials. He stressed that: “At least, the justice system must be served by honest people not involved in corruption.”