By Ratha Visal
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
An official from the Sam Rainsy Party claimed on 26 April, that one of the party activists in Pate commune, O’Yadaw district, Ratanakiri province, who was recently elected as the commune chief, is facing political scare-tactics perpetrated against him
SRP MP Sok Pheng said that Song Yin, the SRP activist who was recently elected as commune chief of Pate commune, is in hiding because he is afraid that the police will arrest him. He is also appealing to the government authority to stop all its threatening and intimidation activities against political party activists.
Sok Pheng said: “This is a purely political case, threats and pressures were exerted on SRP activist.”
From his hiding, Song Yin gave an interview in which he stated that the provincial court has issued 2 summons for him. The court accuses him of being involved in the traffic of Montagnard refugees [who fled from Vietnam into Ratanakiri province].
Song Yin said: “I am very concerned because several summons have been issued against me.”
Song Yin’s scare started when the police arrested three ethnic minority villagers from Andoung Meas district last Saturday, the three are accused of being involved in providing help and showing road directions to Montagnard refugees fleeing Vietnam. The Montagnard refugees were rescued by the UNHCR which visited the area. The three Cambodian ethnic minority villagers were ordered detained in the provincial jail.
Chea Bunthoeun, the provincial deputy police chief, denied that the police has received any summon regarding the arrest of a SRP activist yet.
Pen Bonnar, an investigator for the Adhoc NGO in the Ratanakiri province, confirmed that SRP activist Song Yin, also known as Rochang Yin, and two other villagers have been accused by the tribunal of cheating and inciting. The court issued a second summon on 03 April, but Song Yin refused to show himself up at the court. The case has dragged on until now because of the changes of investigation judges in this case.
Pen Bonnar said: “A number of local villagers were traveling when they crossed path with [Montagnard] refugees. The refugees pleaded the villagers to help them, that is why the villagers are being accused.”
In the Ratanakiri, the SRP won only one commune chief among a total number of 49 communes in the province. Following the ending of the commune election, SRP reported that a number of its party activists suffered threats in Kompong Thom: a party activist in the Pong’ro commune was threatened with death, and another party activist in Mean Rith commune was murdered.
SRP MP Sok Pheng said that Song Yin, the SRP activist who was recently elected as commune chief of Pate commune, is in hiding because he is afraid that the police will arrest him. He is also appealing to the government authority to stop all its threatening and intimidation activities against political party activists.
Sok Pheng said: “This is a purely political case, threats and pressures were exerted on SRP activist.”
From his hiding, Song Yin gave an interview in which he stated that the provincial court has issued 2 summons for him. The court accuses him of being involved in the traffic of Montagnard refugees [who fled from Vietnam into Ratanakiri province].
Song Yin said: “I am very concerned because several summons have been issued against me.”
Song Yin’s scare started when the police arrested three ethnic minority villagers from Andoung Meas district last Saturday, the three are accused of being involved in providing help and showing road directions to Montagnard refugees fleeing Vietnam. The Montagnard refugees were rescued by the UNHCR which visited the area. The three Cambodian ethnic minority villagers were ordered detained in the provincial jail.
Chea Bunthoeun, the provincial deputy police chief, denied that the police has received any summon regarding the arrest of a SRP activist yet.
Pen Bonnar, an investigator for the Adhoc NGO in the Ratanakiri province, confirmed that SRP activist Song Yin, also known as Rochang Yin, and two other villagers have been accused by the tribunal of cheating and inciting. The court issued a second summon on 03 April, but Song Yin refused to show himself up at the court. The case has dragged on until now because of the changes of investigation judges in this case.
Pen Bonnar said: “A number of local villagers were traveling when they crossed path with [Montagnard] refugees. The refugees pleaded the villagers to help them, that is why the villagers are being accused.”
In the Ratanakiri, the SRP won only one commune chief among a total number of 49 communes in the province. Following the ending of the commune election, SRP reported that a number of its party activists suffered threats in Kompong Thom: a party activist in the Pong’ro commune was threatened with death, and another party activist in Mean Rith commune was murdered.
2 comments:
The tactic of using Khmers threating and jeopardize Khmers is really key of Communist Yuan...
Noope, this is just a usual case
of Paranoa associated with WDS
(Westerner Dillusion Syndrome).
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