Yorm Bopha cries after being convicted at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court,
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post
Last Updated on 27 December 2012
By Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
A
day after Phnom Penh Municipal Court released Borei Keila grandmother
Tim Sakmony, her fellow activist Yorm Bopha was sentenced to three years
in prison on charges of intentional violence, charges rights groups
have called trumped up and aimed at halting her activism.
Bopha’s
husband, Lous Sakhon, received the same sentence, though it was
immediately suspended, while her brothers Yorm Kanlong and Yorm Sith
were sentenced to three years in absentia and warrants issued for their
arrest.
All four stand charged with allegedly attacking motodops Nget Chet and Vath Thaiseng with an axe in Boeung Kak’s Village 22 on August 7.
The accusations have been roundly derided by rights groups, who have labeled both Bopha and Sakmony prisoners of conscience and called for large-scale protests during the two days of trial.
Citing medical and witness testimony, presiding Judge Sus Samarth said there was no doubt “that all of them committed the crime as accused against the victim.”
Led away in handcuffs, a serene Bopha insisted she remained confident she would be released in the end.
“I believe that justice will come to me later. I’m not hopeless for justice, because I did not commit a crime,” she told reporters.
All four stand charged with allegedly attacking motodops Nget Chet and Vath Thaiseng with an axe in Boeung Kak’s Village 22 on August 7.
The accusations have been roundly derided by rights groups, who have labeled both Bopha and Sakmony prisoners of conscience and called for large-scale protests during the two days of trial.
Citing medical and witness testimony, presiding Judge Sus Samarth said there was no doubt “that all of them committed the crime as accused against the victim.”
Led away in handcuffs, a serene Bopha insisted she remained confident she would be released in the end.
“I believe that justice will come to me later. I’m not hopeless for justice, because I did not commit a crime,” she told reporters.
Outside the court this morning, more than 200 demonstrators massed against barriers, waiting to hear the verdict.
As word of it passed through the crowd, the protesters grew agitated, pushing at the some 100 police and military police sent to keep order, and grabbing for their riot shields.
On the opposite side, members of the motodop association cheered the verdict.
“I am very happy that the court provided justice for my family,” said Vath Sarath, the father of Thaiseng, before calling on the police to arrest the two suspects at-large.
But for rights monitors, justice appeared to play little role in the case.
“I watched this case since yesterday, and the victim and the witness answers in the hearing were different. The information they gave was all ordered to be said by others. It wasn’t based on the facts,” said Cambodian Center for Human Rights President Ou Virak.
“This case has been made up by others.”
7 comments:
Can you post the images or faces of stupid CPP judges, please?
It is unbelievable to hear the stupid and dumb CPP judges to convict the innocent Cambodian people like Sok Sam Oeun, Yurm Bopha, and so on.
It is not right!!!
That what you get, stupid. Keep voting for CPP and you
clown will get more of this.
Yorm Bopha don't needs to cry baby you have don't your countrymen a favor but your countrymen turns their back against you and your fellows heroism that fought for your own land and theirs that Cpp's thugs confiscated unjustly in the name of greeds!...
Yorm Bopha,you're doing a great Job for your fellows khmers victims of land grabbing of greedy's pigs of Cpp thugs,justice in Cpp regime is blinded just like Hun thug himself God will punish this greedy's pigs if their judge was too blinded to see their regime evils act against your fellows innocent khmers people.
Don't worry everything will be aright you don't betray your country nor your conscience as a human being you did what is right thing for your family and the communities that you were with if i was there i'll do the same to protect my familes and friends and your communities....You're a hero!...God bless you.
Kmenhwatt
11:01 PM,
You don't know that CPP Vietnamese dog controlled the election. There are many illegal Yuon/Vietnamese migrants who were granted to vote and cheat when Khmer people's names have been removed or taken out of the lists. Do you know that? So, stop blaming and accusing Khmer people who vote for CPP.
អា "គណៈបក្សកំសាក" ពូកែបានតែធ្វើបាបស្រ្តី
ភេទទន់ខ្សោយប៉ុណ្ណោះ វាភ្លេចគិតថា ស្រ្តីទាំងនេះ
មានភេទដូចម៉ែពួកវា ។ វាធ្វើបាបស្រ្តីទាំងនេះ ដូចធ្វើបាបម៉ែពួកវាអញ្ចឹង ពួកវានឹងទទួលកម្មពៀរ
ឃើញទាន់ហន់ ។
កម្មពៀរទាំងនេះនិងធា្លក់ទៅលើមនុស្សស្រីទាំង
អស់នៅក្នុងគ្រួសារពួកវា ចាប់តាំងពីជីដូនវារហូត
ដល់ ចៅ ចៅទួតវាជាដើម ក្នុងពេលឆាប់ ៗ នេះ ។
នេះហើយ ប្រទេសដែលកាន់អំណាចដោយពួកអា
បីសាចកំណាច នឹង កំសាកញី វាមានលទ្ធផល
បែបហ្នឹង ដូច្នេះ សូមបងប្អូននៅក្នុងស្រុក ល្មម
ភ្ញាក់រឮកហើយ ឈប់បោះឆ្នោតឲ បក្សបីសាចកំ
ណាច កំសាកហ្នឹងទៀត ។ កុំព្រោះតែសារុងមួយ ប៊ីចេងមួយកញ្ចប់ នឹង អង្ករប៉ុន្មានកំប៉ុង ហើយ នាំ
ឲខ្លួន នឹង ជាតិ រងទុក្ខវេទនាដូចសព្វថ្ងែនេះ ។
That is shit justice in kingdom of wonder under Youn crock.
May this new year bring khmer and cambodia, justice, peace, and triump.
And may this new yar bring the vietcong, vietnamese, and vietnam the beginning of a their downfalls.
May their neighbor china oppresses them, bomb them, and may the USA uses them and mis-guided them.
Downfall to the vietcong, communist vietnam 2013 and onforward.
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