CHRAC Defying Rule of Law: Chuon Mom Thol
By Pin Sisovann and Elizabeth Tomei
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
The president of the CPP-affiliated Cambodian Union Federation issued a statement Monday accusing the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee of behaving inappropriately by campaigning to free two men jailed over the killing of union leader Chea Vichea. Chuon Mom Thol, who is also an adviser to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, claimed that the CHRAC's campaign was contrary to the rule of law. CHRAC, an umbrella group of 23 human rights organizations, launched a billboard and newspaper advertising campaign Sunday demanding justice for Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun. "The demand to release both accused persons is contradictory to democratic principles and the rules of law," Chuon Mom Thol said, adding that he also asked the court not to release the pair without substantial evidence of their innocence. Licadho founder Kek Galabru said that CHRAC is confident that an impartial examination of evidence "would lead to a release."
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