Sam Rainsy speaks at a recent press conference in Phnom Penh. (Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN)Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
"But the law states that everyone has the right to appeal" - Heang RithyIn remarks at the National Institute of Education, he urges Sam Rainsy to pay a fine levied by the country's election body.
PRIME Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday warned opposition leader Sam Rainsy that he could be stripped of his parliamentary immunity unless he paid a fine levied by the country's election body.
Sam Rainsy was fined 10 million riel (US$2,400) by the National Election Committee (NEC) for making derogatory remarks about Cambodian People's Party (CPP) leaders during last year's general election. That decision has been upheld by the Constitutional Council and by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
Lifting Sam Rainsy's immunity would require a two-thirds vote in the National Assembly, a potentially easy task for Hun Sen's CPP, which holds 90 of 123 parliamentary seats.
"Clearly, it will not be difficult to lobby two-thirds of the votes to lift [your] immunity," Hun Sen said during remarks at the National Institute of Education. "If you are concerned, then you should pay the money and your immunity won't be lifted."
Sam Rainsy told the Post Tuesday that he would pay the fine provided it was upheld by higher courts. He said the Constitutional Council and NEC could only rule on election-related issues and could not rule on a penal case.
Sam Rainsy said Hun Sen's threat to use the National Assembly to enforce the fine pointed to a lack of checks and balances in the Kingdom.
The president of the Cambodian National Research Organisation, Heang Rithy, said Sam Rainsy is legally entitled to appeal to higher courts.
Had the NEC not put the case before the Municipal Court to validate the fine, Heang Rithy said, the Constitutional Council's decision would have been final.
"But the law states that everyone has the right to appeal," Heang Rithy said.
14 comments:
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children in Cambodia on March 30, 1997.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing.
You're support attemted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
These are the Trade Mark of Hun Sen Regime.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge commanders.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Trail?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
LOL, Ah Scam Rainxy wants appeal to every case he lost, no matter where it is.
Wait when they stripe out Hun Xen immunity!!!!! And naturallaw will apply to you, Hun xen, by your own bodyguards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you are a true dog MISTER 9:41 PM
I WANT TO K.........YOU
sam rainsy and company is a tiny group of people who love to make trouble or instigate unruly behavior. if you ask the overwhelming majority of khmer people, the ordinary population of khmer people in cambodia about sam rainsy, they probably will give you all their different opinion about this tiny group of trouble making individuals who only have their bad mouth to run like diarrhea and maybe nothing constructive or beneficial or worthy came out of their foul mouths. just look at the iri survey, it will reveal what the overwhelming majority of khmer people in the country think so far of their country. it beckons a question, do cambodia really need trouble-maker individuals like sam rainsy and company? go figure! god bless cambodia.
sam rainsy can be out of touch with ordinary khmer people many times! what planet is he from?
11:38PM! booo! Want to SCR... A HUN XEN TOO??????
Ah Scam Rainxy called Khmer People, "A culture of impunity", but he himself im exempted from prosecution by his immunity.
Just lock him up until all of the fines are paid.
The person whom was real commit crime
they were stay in peaceful and kept
silence but we all suffer were grind
our own teeth to each others .
To all my beloved Khmer people, it is time to stop pointing finger at one another. By doing so, it will be no benefit, but to cause more distructive and devide among ourselve. We need to look into the future and helping each other to build OUR country. The war is over and it is time for reconciliation. There is no need to lose 2 million more people. Have we not learned anything from this? We need to be united as one Khmer's family inorder to inspire the world as we were once as an Angkor builder. Our people had suffered enough and our country is getting smaller and smaller. If we continue to fight and put a blame on each other it will do nothing, but exposing our weakness to our neighboring countries. Khmer in Srok, Khmer Oversea, Khmer Surin, and Khmer Krom, we are all the same; therefore, we need to helping each other not hurting each other.
Srolanh Khmer
Well, if you want Khmer to united with Khmer Kandal, you must stop invading Khmer outside of Cambodia to steal their land and temples, in particular, Khmer in Thailand.
Screw you 11:38pm.
11:38pm khmer's killer
HUYNH SEN THINK HE IS:
- GOD
- JUDGE
- JURY
His reign of terror is coming to an end....... soon.
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