Canada: starting fresh after fleeing Cambodia

Pen Puthsaphea (Phea) was resettled in Canada in March 2012, Vancouver, Canada (Photo courtesy of Phea).

09 September 2012
By Pen Puthsaphea (Phea)
Source: http://www.jrsap.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20120910034215

Vancouver is a beautiful city, and I love it here. I can now start a new life with freedom... [But] one day I hope that I can return to my home country safely.

Vancouver, 3 September 2012 — More than 165,000 refugees reside in Canada, according to the latest UNHCR statistics, and yet many of their stories are left untold.

Pen Puthsaphea (Phea), 29, is a former Cambodian journalist who escaped to Thailand in 2010. In March 2012, Phea was arrested by Thai authorities and threatened with deportation. After being recognized as a refugee, he was immediately processed for resettlement.

He now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Last month, Phea wrote to tell us his story.

Fleeing political oppression in Cambodia

I am the youngest child of six, raised mostly by my older sisters. I was born in a small village in Kampot province in southwestern Cambodia.

I witnessed so much corruption in my country, and wanted to see it change from poor to rich, and towards greater respect for human rights. Authorities harass and intimidate civil society groups with impunity, and land grabbing and forced evictions by officials remain pervasive problems.

Hing Yoeun's Open Letter on NEC commune election irregularities

Emerging Leaders in Cambodia - Sin Roset video

Rozeth (R) visiting her constituents in O'Char commune (Photo: Mari Haraldson)

16 June 2012
By Mu Sochua

Sin Rozet is elected as the youngest deputy commune councilor. She is continuing to mobilize the youth to provide social services to the poor in the commune of O Char, Battambang city.

Please continue to help her with your generous donation. Her promise to her community is the construction of a health center as the old one was sold by local leaders of the ruling party.

She continues to be active and visits the villages on a regular basis. Her commitment to her people is amazing. Her strength is truly the hallmark of Sam Rainsy Party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nclM1-oIwG8

Never give up. Justice will prevail.

To donate, visit : sochua.wordpress.com

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Opposition party refugee was hiding in plain sight

Meas Mara, the 25-year-old daughter of SRP activist Meas Peng, cries outside Kandal Provincial Court yesterday. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Meas Peng

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

A Sam Rainsy Party member who escaped from prison last September was re-arrested yesterday in the place where he spent the majority of his time on the run: his home.

Meas Peng, 48, was being held in Kandal provincial prison last night accused of conspiring to use violence against a property owner he had been in a land dispute with – the same charge he claimed led to his arrest without a warrant in September.

The activist, who allegedly escaped prison with the help of his then-lawyer Choung Choungy and SRP politician Chan Cheng, was recently voted first deputy chief of Banteay Dek commune, a step up from the position he held when arrested last year.

Opposition Commune Official Arrested in Kandal

Meas Peng

12 June 2012
By Mu Sochua

Clearly a political case, just barely 10 days after the local elections.

Local governance program run by the ministry of interior with support from international donors must look into the real quality of the program which must include how elected commune councilors can function without facing being charged and arrested with no valid evidence.

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Opposition Commune Official Arrested in Kandal
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“The land grabbers, why have the authorities not arrested them? Why have they arrested my father, who helps villagers?”

An opposition party commune councilor was arrested near his home in Kandal province Tuesday morning, accused of inciting violence among residents in a local land dispute last year.

Meas Peng was escorted by four armed police into a waiting vehicle and taken to provincial facilities, where he is accused of inciting violence amongst residents embroiled in a land dispute with a local official in Kien Svay district.

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នយោបាយ​ថ្នាក់​មូលដ្ឋាន​មាន​ឡូក​ឡំ​ដោយ​ការរើស​អើង​ - Local politics fraught with discrimination from the CPP

ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, 11 ខែមិថុនា 2012
ដោយ គង់ សុឋានរិទ្ធ វីអូអេ ខ្មែរ | ភ្នំពេញ

អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ម្នាក់​បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់ ​មេឃុំ​មក​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កណ្ដាល​មួយ​រូប​ថា​បាន​បដិសេធ​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​លើ​ឯកសារ​កម្ចី​ប្រាក់​ធនាគារ​របស់​អ្នកស្រី ​ដោយសារ​តែ​គាត់​ជា​សកម្មជន​ របស់​គណបក្ស​សម​ រង្ស៊ី។

អ្នកស្រី​មឿន ​សាវុន​ បាន​យក​ឯកសារ​សុំ​ខ្ចី​ប្រាក់​ពី​ធនាគារ​អេស៊ីលីដា​នូវ​ទឹក​ប្រាក់​ចំនួន​ ៤,០០០​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក​សម្រាប់​ពង្រីក​អាជីវកម្ម​ផ្នែក​ដឹកជញ្ជូន​ទំនិញ។ ​ប៉ុន្តែ​លោក​សន ​សឿន ​មេឃុំ​កំពង់​ចំលង​ ស្រុក​ខ្សាច់​កណ្តាល ​បដិសេធ​ចុះហត្ថ​លេខា​លើ​ឯកសារ​របស់​អ្នកស្រី។ ​លោក​សន ​សឿន ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ជា​មេឃុំ​នេះ​ចំនួន​ដប់​ឆ្នាំ​មក​ហើយ​។ ​ហើយ​គាត់​បាន​ជាប់ឆ្នោត​ជា​ថ្មី​ ក្នុង​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើសរើស​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣ ​ខែ​មិថុនា​នេះ។

Opposition Commune Official Arrested in Kandal

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“The land grabbers, why have the authorities not arrested them? Why have they arrested my father, who helps villagers?”

An opposition party commune councilor was arrested near his home in Kandal province Tuesday morning, accused of inciting violence among residents in a local land dispute last year.

Meas Peng was escorted by four armed police into a waiting vehicle and taken to provincial facilities, where he is accused of inciting violence amongst residents embroiled in a land dispute with a local official in Kien Svay district.

Sam Rainsy Party officials said he was being arrested because of his politics and called for his immediate release. Meas Peng was elected as a deputy chief of Banteay Dek commune in last week’s election.

“Meas Peng was not involved with the land issue, because he’s always lived at his home,” said Eng Chhay Eang, an SRP senator. He questioned the timing of the arrest, just after commune elections last week.

SRP's Statement: Release Meas Peng

ចូលរួមមរណៈទុក្ខ គ្រួសារសពលោក ម៉ក សេង - Funeral for Mr. Mak Seng

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ចូលរួមមរណៈទុក្ខ គ្រួសារសពលោក ម៉ក សេង

សាខាគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រចាំប្រទេសបារាំងមានសេចក្តីសោកស្តាយ និងសូមចូលរួមមរណៈ ទុក្ខយ៉ាងក្រៀមក្រំជាមួយក្រុមគ្រួសារសពលោក ម៉ក សេង ជាសមាជិករបស់គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ដែល បានទទួល មរណៈភាព កាលពីថ្ងៃទី ២៤ ខែឧសភា ឆ្មាំ២០១២ វេលា ម៉ោង១៧ និង៤៥នាទីកន្លងទៅនេះ នៅម៉ឡេ (Morlaix) ប្រទេសបារាំង ក្នុងជន្មា៦៥ឆ្មាំ ។

លោក ម៉ក់ សេង ជាសកម្មជន គំរូដ៏ល្អម្នាក់ លោកបាន លះបង់អ្វីៗ យ៉ាងច្រើន ដើម្បី រួម ចំណែក ការពារ ជាតិសាសន៍ ការពារ ទឹកដី រកយុត្តិធម៌ ជូនសង្គមជាតិ ខ្មែរយើង ។

រូបថត គ្រួសារ លោក ម៉ក សេង ប្រពន្ធ និង កូន ៣នាក់ (Photos par Suon Chhayphorn)

សមាជិក​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី​ចោទ​សកម្ម​ជន​បក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​ថា​គំរាម​សម្លាប់

2012-05-03
ដោយ វណ្ណ វិចារ
Radio Free Asia

នៅ​តែ​មួយ​ខែ​គត់ ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់​នឹង​ចូល​មក​ដល់ តែ​មាន​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​ជា​ច្រើន​កើត​ឡើង​ជា​បន្ត​បន្ទាប់​គួរ​ឲ្យ​កត់​សម្គាល់។

លោក ញ៉ិល ភាព សមាជិក​គណ​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី និយាយ​អំពី​ការ​គំរាមកំហែង​នេះ ៖ "បើ​មិន​ចូល​ប្រយត្ន័​គេ​បាញ់​ចោល កូន​ចៅ​ឯង​គេ​ចូល​អស់​ហើយ"។

នេះ​ជា​សំឡេង​បេក្ខជន​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់​លេខ​រៀង​ទី​៦ គណ​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី លោក ញ៉ិល ភាព រៀប​រាប់​ពី​ការ​កៀបសង្កត់​នយោបាយ ពី​សំណាក់​សកម្មជន​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា។ សមាជិក​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​រូប​នេះ​រស់​នៅ​ភូមិ​កុកតារៀ ឃុំ​រវៀង ស្រុក​សំរោង ខេត្ត​តាកែវ។ លោក​តែង​តែ​ចូល​រួម​ការ​តវ៉ា​​ផ្សេងៗ នៅ​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ មិន​ដែល​ខក​ខាន​នោះ​ឡើយ។ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១ ខែ​ឧសភា​កន្លង​ទៅ លោក​បាន​មក​ភ្នំពេញ​ចូល​រួម​សកម្មភាព​សង្គម​ជា​មួយ​ក្រុម​កូដករ​ដទៃ​ដែរ លុះ​ត្រលប់​ទៅ​វិញ​មាន​រឿង​តែ​ម្ដង ៖ "បន្ទាប់​ពី​ខ្ញុំ​ទៅ​ធ្វើ​កូដកម្ម​នៅ​មុខ​រដ្ឋសភា​ទាមទារ​ប្រាក់​ខែ និង​ទារ​ឲ្យ​ចាប់​ឃាតក​បាញ់​លោក ឈុត វទ្ធី និង​ទារ​ឲ្យ​ចាប់​លោក ឈូក បណ្ឌិត ដាក់​គុក​ហ្នឹង ព្រលឹម​ឡើង​ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ទៅ​ទិញ​ម្ហូប ជិះ​ម៉ូតូ​កាត់​តូប​ហ្នឹង មាន​ឈ្មោះ​លោក តឹម យឿន ជា​អាចារ្យ​វត្ត​ហ្នឹង ប្រាប់​ខ្ញុំ​ថា ហ្អែង​ល្មម​ចូល​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​ហើយ បើ​មិន​ចូល​ប្រយ័ត្ន​គេ​បាញ់​ចោល។ កូន​ចៅ​ហ្អែង​គេ​ចូល​អស់​ហើយ ប្រហែល​ថ្នាក់​លើ​ធំ​គេ​បាញ់​ចោល​បាន​ទម្រាំ​ហ្អែង​ថ្នាក់​ក្រោម"។

មន្ត្រី​ពន្ធនាគារ​ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌលគិរី​ចោទ​ប្រធាន​ខ្លួន​ថា​រំលោភ​ច្បាប់​បោះ​ឆ្នោត

2012-05-02
ដោយ រដ្ឋា វីសាល
Radio Free Asia

មន្ត្រី​ពន្ធនាគារ​ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌលគិរី មួយ​រូប ដែល​បាន​ឈរ​ឈ្មោះ​ជា​បេក្ខជន​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​តំណាង​គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ចោទ​ប្រធាន​អង្គភាព​របស់​ខ្លួន​ថា បង្ក​បញ្ហា​រើសអើង​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ និង​រំលោភ​ច្បាប់​ស្ដីពី​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​រើស​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ/​សង្កាត់។

បុគ្គលិក​ពន្ធនាគារ​ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌលគិរី លោក សេង លី និង​ជា​បេក្ខជន​ឈរ​ឈ្មោះ​បោះឆ្នោត​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​សង្កាត់​ស្ពានមានជ័យ ក្រុង​សែនមនោរម្យ ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌលគិរី នៃ​គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​បញ្ជាក់​ថា ប្រធាន​ពន្ធនាគារ​ខេត្ត គឺ​លោក អាន គឹមឡេង មិន​ព្រម​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​លើ​លិខិត​សុំ​ច្បាប់​ពិសេស​សំរាប់​លោក​បាន​ចូល​រួម​ឃោសនា​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​រើស​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ/​សង្កាត់ អាណត្តិ​ទី​៣ ដែល​នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៨ ខែ​ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ នេះ​ទេ។

លោក​បន្ត​ថា កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ ទី​១ ខែ​ឧសភា និង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ ទី​២ ខែ​ឧសភា លោក​បាន​ដាក់​ពាក្យ​ស្នើ​សុំ​នេះ​ពីរ​លើក ប៉ុន្តែ​ប្រធាន​នៅ​តែ​មិន​ព្រម​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា ដោយ​លើក​ហេតុផល​ថា ឯកសារ​សុំ​ច្បាប់​នោះ​មិន​ត្រឹមត្រូវ៖ «ម្សិលមិញ​ហ្នឹង​គាត់​ថា ខុស ខ្ញុំ​ទៅ​ពិគ្រោះ​យោបល់​ជាមួយ គ.ជ.ប. ហ្នឹង គ.ជ.ប. គេ​ថា អត់​ខុស​ទេ។ ដល់​ពេល​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​ព្រឹក​មិញ​ទៀត គាត់​ថា ខុស​ទៀត​ហើយ ខ្ញុំ​អត់​យល់​ខុស គ.ជ.ប. ក៏​អត់​យល់​ខុស​ដែរ ហ្នឹង​កន្លែង​ដែល​ខុស​ហ្នឹង​ណា!»។

Houn Chhoy - SRP commune candidate for Ta Kream, Battambang province

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Py6Ibe7cAI

SRP Candidate in Kampong Thom threatened with land and house confiscation

12 March 2102
The Free Press Magazine
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

A SRP candidate for the commune election in Thnot Chum commune, Baray district, Kampong Thom province, was threatened by the court with confiscation of his land and house which he lived and owned since 1979. The SRP said that this is a political threat with the approaching commune election.

A letter authored by SRP MPs and the leader of the SRP council from Kampong Thom province indicated that on 21 February 2012, the Kampong Thom provincial court issued an order to Suy Sim, the SRP Thnot Chum commune candidate, to move his house out of the land he owned and currently lives on by 05 March 2012.

The SRP letter confirmed that Suy Sim owned and lived on his land since 1979 and he owned a confirmation letter issued by Pol Dum, the Thnot Chum commune chief, by Siv Kim, the No. 2 Thnot Chum commune councilor, by Ho Saran, the Thnot Chum administrative office director, as well by all the villagers from Thnot Chum No. 2 village. Furthermore, he owns a family book and a Cambodian ID which was issued by the Kampong Thom provincial police in 2004 and the provincial governor in 2007.

The SRP considered this case as a new political threat on one of its activists in Thnot Chum commune at a time when the commune election is fast approaching.

SRP Lawyer Choung Chou-ngy sues 3 Kandal provicincial court officials

មេធាវី​បក្សប្រឆាំង លោក ជូ​ង ជូ​ងី បានដាក់​ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង​ទៅ​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ ប្ដឹង​មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល ៣​រូប

មេធាវី​បក្សប្រឆាំង ប្ដឹង​មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល ៣​រូប​

ថ្ងៃទី 2 មីនា 2012
ដោយ : រតនា
CEN

Synopsis: SRP Lawyer Choung Chou-ngy filed a lawsuit with the minister of Justice against 3 Kandal provincial court officials: (1) Lim Sokuntha, a jugde at the Kandal provincial court, (2) Vong Bunvisoth, the deputy prosecutor at the Kandal provincial cout, and (3) Sum Bora, a clerk for the Kandal provincial court. The trio is accused of colluding to falsify a document to send Meas Peng – a client of Choung Chou-ngy – to jail temporarily and also for issuing false summons order against Meas Peng.

ភ្នំពេញ: មេធាវី​បក្សប្រឆាំង លោក ជូ​ង ជូ​ងី បានដាក់​ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង​ទៅ​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ ប្ដឹង​មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល ៣​រូប រួមមាន លោក លឹម សុគ​ន្ថា ចៅក្រម​សាលាដំបូង​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល លោក វង្ស ប៊ុន​វិសុទ្ធ ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញារង​អម​សាលាដំបូង​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល និង​លោក ស៊ុម បូរ៉ា ក្រឡាបញ្ជី​សាលាដំបូង​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល ពី​ករណី​ឃុបឃិត​គ្នា ធ្វើ​ដីកា​សម្រេច​ឃុំខ្លួន​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង បណ្ដោះអាសន្ន និង​ធ្វើ​ដីកា​បង្គាប់​ឲ្យ​ឃុំខ្លួន​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង ក្លែងបន្លំ បំភ្លៃ បំភាន់​ការពិត​។​

​យោងតាម​ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង​របស់លោក ជូ​ង ជូ​ងី ចុះ​ថ្ងៃទី​១៤ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ដែល CEN ទទួលបាន​នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​២ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ បាន​លើកឡើងថា កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី​២២ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ជន​ត្រូវ​ចោទ​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង បាន​ចូលខ្លួន​ទៅ​ឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺ​នៅ​ចំពោះមុខ​លោក លឹម សុគ​ន្ថា ជា​ចៅក្រម​ស៊ើបសួរ​សាលាដំបូង​ខេត្តកណ្ដាល ដោយមាន​លោក (​ជូ​ង ជូ​ងី​) ជា​មេធាវី​ការពារ​សិទ្ធិ អម​ទៅជា​មួយ​ផង​។ ពេល​ចាប់​ផ្លើ​ម​សួរ​យក​ចម្លើយ មាស ប៉េង លោក​បានទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​មាន​តំណាង​អយ្យការ​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​ការយក​ចម្លើយ តែ​លោក វង្ស ប៊ុន​វិសុទ្ធ បាន​ចូលរួម​ស្ដាប់​ចម្លើយ​បាន​មួយ​រយៈពេល​ខ្លី ក៏​ចាក​ចេញពី​បន្ទប់​ចៅក្រម​ស៊ើបសួរ មិនបាន​ចូលរួម​ស្ដាប់​ចម្លើយ​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង រហូតដល់​ចប់​ទេ​។ ក្រោយពី​សួរចម្លើយ​រួច លោក​ចៅក្រម លឹម សុគ​ន្ថា បានអនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង ត្រឡប់ទៅផ្ទះ​វិញ​ជាធម្មតា ហើយ​តម្រូវ​ឲ្យ​ឈ្មោះ មាស ប៉េង ចូលទៅ​ឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​២៣ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ មួយលើកទៀត​។​

Grassroots Women for Grassroots Democracy

Sunday, February 19, 2012
By Mu Sochua

Give her your support.

Sreymom

“The people in my village face many problems but are too afraid to speak out. I want to become a voice for my community, a voice for justice”

As a mother of eight children Sreymom is deeply concerned with the fate of her country. She works to earn a modest income as a paddy farmer in Prei Papei village, located in North-West Cambodia of the Battambang Province.

She has been involved in politics for three years and decided it was time to take a more active role. The Sam Rainsy Party confidently supports Sreymom because of her passion for ending corruption. Three of her own children had to drop out of school because the family could not afford to pay the fees required to attend “free” public education. Her goals of helping reduce illegal fees for education, advocate for land titles,and help eliminate costs for government supplied certificates are three issues she hopes to address if elected.

As a first time candidate for the commune election, she is hopeful that she and the SRP will succeed in working towards achieving true democracy in Cambodia.

SRP councillor to play campaign ad no more

Thursday, 16 February 2012
May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post

A commune councillor for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party in Banteay Meanchey province’s Mongkol Borei district has claimed commune officials yesterday attempted to confiscate a video CD of an SRP senate election campaign spot he had been watching in his home.

However, officials said they had received complaints from local residents that the councillor was playing the sound from the video on a loudspeaker in the village.

SRP commune councilor in Rahat Teuk commune, 50-year-old Chan Chhean, said that two commune police officials told him yesterday morning that the commune chief and district governor ordered them to confiscate the VCD.

“I did not agree to give it to them, but they forced me to put my thumbprint [on a document] to stop playing this VCD, otherwise, they will arrest me,” he said.

Chan Chhean said that he had watched the video with his family on January 26 and again yesterday, and did not believe it was illegal.

“It is political discrimination,” he said.

Women Standing Tall - Joining the Opposition at Local Level

13 February 2012
By Mu Sochua

Why women get involved in politics. Why women join Sam Rainsy Party at local level. More to come.

Give her your support.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXKrg_ZFi3I

SRP lawmaker, lawyer implicated in ‘escape’

Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

“I am not afraid to face the charges ... I want to know to what level that prosecutor [Ouk Kimsith] and judge [Lim Sokuntha] will abuse the law.”

Kandal Provincial Court has charged an opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian, deputy commune chief and their lawyer with evading the law, the court’s prosecutor said yesterday.

SRP lawmaker Chan Cheng had his parliamentary immunity stripped in a landslide vote of the National Assembly last week in connection with the allegation he aided and abetted a prison escapee.

“We charged them on Friday last week. We charged three persons. Meas Peng was charged with escaping from prison, parliamentarian Chan Cheng and lawyer Choung Choungy were charged with aiding and abetting his escape,” Kandal’s prosecutor, Ouk Kimsith, said.

Kien Svay district’s Bantey Dek commune deputy chief Meas Peng was accused of masterminding a violent protest against a property owner embroiled in a land dispute.

He was summoned for questioning in connection with the incident on September 23, and while being questioned by Judge Lim Sokuntha, the judge told Meas Peng he was under arrest and sent him to prison.

លិខិតរំលែកទុក្ខ - Condolences

Message from Ven. Loun Sovath and Suong Sophorn to Cambodian-Canadians

Message Date: November 13, 2011
Location: Phnom Penh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyrugLKFBp8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVgSIodISPA