Thursday, December 06, 2007

Kem Sokha calls on Prince Ranariddh to take oath

Left: Prince Ranariddh; Right: HRP President Kem Sokha (Photo: Sralanh Khmer newspaper)

Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Original article from Sralanh Khmer newspaper
Everyday.com.kh

Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

Kem Sokha, HRP President, reacted angrily to the accusation made by Prince Ranariddh saying that the HRP was formed because Hun Sen’s CPP party provided the funding. Kem Sokha called on Prince Ranariddh to take an oath with him. Kem Sokha’s strong reaction came a few days earlier during his meeting with his supporters in Kampot province. Kem Sokha claimed with strong determination that he never received any money from Hun Sen at all, not even one riel or one penny. He added that he called on Prince Ranariddh to take an oath with him, saying that, may lightning strike whoever is not telling the truth. This is the first reaction by Kem Sokha to Prince Ranariddh following an earlier rejection by Kem Sokha to merge his party with the prince’s party and other democrats in order to clench victory in the upcoming 2008 election.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

"lightning strikes"
If they both take an aoth the
lightning strikes the prince at the very blinks, I bet.

NRP= No Real Person

Anonymous said...

Didn't Ranarith recently called for the HRP to join with this party?

Now, if he think the HRP is funded by PM Hun Sen, then why would he want to join with the HRP? Is he still friend with PM Hun Sen? I am confused. Can someone help me out?

Anonymous said...

Ranarith has no where to go,so he has to attacked anyone who not follow his stupid idea.
Mr Ranarith don't be fool to much,ok. The more you attack khmer, you will get less support and you'll end up with deep shit in toilet.
Your mate Hun Sen will get advantage from khmer snare ha cheat.

Anonymous said...

[if nous faut bien comprendre une chose a propos de la mentalite d'un soit-disant Prince comme Rannarith: il n'arrive jamais a pouvoir survivre comme un simple etre humain car il ne sait que purement et simplement il est ne Prince. Quelle honte!]

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Anonymous said...

This so-called Prince Rannarith can never ever survive like a regular human being because he knows nothing other than being born as a Prince. What a shame!

There's only one solution to that and that is ...(*feel out the dots please!).

Khmer Young said...

This is hilarious for Kem Sokha "he called on Prince Ranariddh to take an oath with him, saying that whoever is not telling the truth, may lightning strikes him."

KY

Anonymous said...

KY,
I understand what you've said...Mr. Heng Soy should have translated as follows... "..saying that, may lightning strike whoever is not telling the truth".

Have a good one!

Heng Soy said...

Dear Anon. 8:45 AM

Thank you very much for the translation suggestion, it's sometimes hard for me to read in Khmer and think in English at the same time.

Cheer!

Heng Soy

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

I think that Prince Ranariddh has got mential ills since he go dwon from the throne, So Cambodian People should unite to send him to the hospital now is better if some of you still royalist to him.
Thanks,,,

Anonymous said...

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

By Yun Samean
THE CAMBODIA DAILY

Sixteen former employees of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights issued a statement Tuesday accusing CCHR President Kem Sokha of corruption and nepotism, a representative of the group said Tuesday.

Kem Sokha denied the allegations by the so-called "Commission for Seeking the Truth of Staff Within CCHR," and said the group is out to destroy his organization and its motives may be political.

All 16 members lost their jobs at CCHR in recent months due to a lack of funding, Kem Sokha said.

Head of the group, Nhem Vanthorn, said he plans to lodge a complaint against Kem Sokha at Phnom Penh Municipal Court. He denied he was working for a political party.

"I am only against the individual, we will help the center to survive," he maintained.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the commission claimed that Kem Sokha has renewed contracts for his relatives and loyalists employed by CCHR, but terminated the employment of competent staff who he did not believe were loyal.

Six of 69 staff at CCHR are related to Kem Sokha, the group alleged.

Kem Sokha said the former staffers are disgruntled because they lost their jobs.

"These people have an agenda to destroy my center," he said, adding that some of his relatives are on the CCHR payroll.

"They are qualified, they have only small positions," he said, adding that he has not given his relatives an unfair advantage.

The International Republican Party funds CCHR.

The US Embassy said the former CCHR staffers have provided no evidence of wrongdoing but their report has been forwarded to CCHR’s independent auditor.

"If the auditor discovers malfeasance with CCHR's finances, the US government will investigate the matter further," US Embassy spokesman Jeff Daigle wrote in an e-mail

Phnom Penh Municipal Court Deputy Prosecutor Ngeth Sarath said the court must accept any lawsuit filed there and the prosecutor would decide whether to bring charges.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has in the past voiced staunch opposition to public forums organized by the CCHR, where members of the public are encouraged to air their grievances about the government.

In January, Kem Sokha was charged with defamation and jailed over a banner critical of the government that appeared at a human rights event in Phnom Penh. He was released later that month after intense international criticism.

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Anonymous said...

May lightning strike whoever is not telling the truth".
From KEM SOKHA

All royal family have mental alienation (Ah-Chamkuot-LUONG)

Anonymous said...

Ranarith has gone mad.

That accusation will not get him anything.

Maybe the best solution for him is to stay low profile for a while and be patient. Forget this election, it looks like it's too late for his party to accomplished anything.

Anonymous said...

Kem Sokha, the lightning has never striked any Khmer politicians including you. Only bullet from CPP can do that. So talk to Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

Wrong, SRP or HRP is not a threat to the CPP. Thus, the HRP had nothing to worry about from the CPP. However, they should worry about Ah Khmer-Yuon because if they failed to get their ancient land back from Vietcong, the HRP will definitely be dead meat.