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| Choung Chou-ngy at the press conference (Photo: Son Chhay) |
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
There have been no attempts by police to arrest opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawyer Choung Choungy, who is simply concocting the drama in a bid for fame, police said yesterday.
National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith told the Post that police had made no attempt to arrest Choung Choungy at all last week, contrary to the allegations made by the lawyer.
“He makes it seem like the police are so weak – he says [police] attempted to arrest him three times and he got away. If police wanted to arrest him, he would have nowhere to run,” Kirt Chantharith said.
SRP parliamentarians reported Choung Choungy missing on Thursday after he seemingly disappeared and was unreachable following a frantic phone call he made to his niece claiming he was being chased to police.
At a press conference the following day, Choung Choungy said that officers had set up three traps to arrest him, but he managed to evade all of them.
Kirt Chantharith said the allegation was completely false.
“He probably wants to be famous,” he said.
However, rights groups fear the lawyer is the victim of serious threats and intimidation and has been frightened into silence since his ordeal. “Choung Choungy now does not dare to talk much publicly, because he has been pressured by the government institutions that are behind his disappearance last week,” Am Sam Ath, chief investigator for rights group Licadho said.
Choung Choungy and SRP parliamentarian Chen Chang have been been charged with helping a deputy commune chief “escape” from prison after he was detained without an arrest warrant.
When contacted by the Post yesterday, both the Justice Ministry cabinet chief and the Kandal Provincial Court president refused to comment on the case or the allegations of government scare tactics.
Choung Choungy told reporters on Thursday that he planned to hold an ongoing peaceful protest over the charges against him.
He plans to shave his head and wear white in Buddhist tradition and conduct a meditation from Wednesday to Friday outside SRP headquarters. From Monday, January 9, to Thursday, January 19, he will conduct his peaceful protest outside various government institutions allegedly involved in the debacle, including Kandal Provincincal Court, the Appeal Court and Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice and the Cambodian Bar Association.
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after 30 something plus years, under the communist cpp, the country and living standard are still getting worst.
Supposed to be getting better in a matter of few years. But 30 plus years, no excuses!
Is it liberation, or is it still invasion!
អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើមវាហ៊ុន ណាល់ ។
ឪវាឈ្មោះ ហ៊ុន នៀង ជាចោរលួចគោនៅស្រុកក្រូច
ឆ្មារ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ម៉ែវាឈ្មោះ ឌី ប៉ុក
ជាអ្នកលក់នំអាកោរ។ អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើម
វា គឺ អាហ៊ុន ណាល់ ជាចោរដូចឪវាដែរ។
អ្នកស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារដេញប្រផាត់រត់ប្រផីងជង់និង
មែកត្របែកខ្វាក់ភ្នែកម្ខាង ហើយឆ្នាំ៧០រត់ចូល
ចូលព្រៃម៉ាគី ធ្វើជាខ្មែរក្រហម។
ជំនាន់ខ្មែរក្រហម គណៈភូមិ គណៈឃុំ និង
គណៈតំបន់មួយចំនួនជាចោរ ឬ មេចោរលួចគោ ឬ ក្របី។
ដល់មកបានធ្វើនាយករដ្ធមន្ត្រី កើតជាចោរលក់
ជាតិ លួចជាតិ។ឪអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ជាចោរ អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន
សែនជាចោរ អស់ទាំងមុខមន្រ្តីក៏ជាចោរដូច អាខ្វាក់
ហ៊ុន សែន ដែរ។
Pang Sokhoeun, Secretary-General of SRP in Sweden
White clothing associated with Islam and Hinduist tradition.
Saffron colour outfits are more Buddhistic.
Politically, this is a lose -lose pursuit for the Opposition.
No one can tell whether Mr. Chou ngy and MP Cheng don't have baggages.
False information is bad for politician health.
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