04 May 2009By Pen Bona
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Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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The government lawyer, who represents Hun Sen in the defamation case brought up by opposition MP MU Sochua, was summoned to the Phnom Penh municipal court for questioning on 07 May.
Ky Tech, Hun Xen’s lawyer and former CBA president, confirmed that he received a summon and that he would show up on that same afternoon. On her side, Mu Sochua declared that she did not receive any summon from the judge yet. “I am ready to go to defend myself at the court regarding my lawsuit,” Mu Sochua said.
The defamation case started on 04 April. During his travel to Kampot where Mu Sochua was elected from, Hun Sen verbally attacked a woman without directly naming her, calling her a “provocateur.” “During the election campaign, she tripped on someone, then she finally accused him of unbuttoning her blouse,” Hun Sen mocked. Mu Sochua did not appreciate this statement. According to her, a man bumped into her while she was trying to get a picture of an army license plate on a car used in the CPP procession. Irked by the attack on her honor, on 23 April, Mu Sochua and her lawyer held a press conference to announce that she would sue “Mr. Hun Sen” for defamation.
According to Ky Tech, the government lawyer, since Hun Sen did not name anyone, Mu Sochua’s declarations constitute an attack on Hun Sen’s honor. Therefore, he sued the opposition MP. The case is also in the hand of the Phnom Penh municipal court.
Ky Tech, Hun Xen’s lawyer and former CBA president, confirmed that he received a summon and that he would show up on that same afternoon. On her side, Mu Sochua declared that she did not receive any summon from the judge yet. “I am ready to go to defend myself at the court regarding my lawsuit,” Mu Sochua said.
The defamation case started on 04 April. During his travel to Kampot where Mu Sochua was elected from, Hun Sen verbally attacked a woman without directly naming her, calling her a “provocateur.” “During the election campaign, she tripped on someone, then she finally accused him of unbuttoning her blouse,” Hun Sen mocked. Mu Sochua did not appreciate this statement. According to her, a man bumped into her while she was trying to get a picture of an army license plate on a car used in the CPP procession. Irked by the attack on her honor, on 23 April, Mu Sochua and her lawyer held a press conference to announce that she would sue “Mr. Hun Sen” for defamation.
According to Ky Tech, the government lawyer, since Hun Sen did not name anyone, Mu Sochua’s declarations constitute an attack on Hun Sen’s honor. Therefore, he sued the opposition MP. The case is also in the hand of the Phnom Penh municipal court.
