Chea Mony (L) at the Appeal court on 17 August 2009 (Photo: Khmer Sthabna) 30 August 2009
By Sok Serey
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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A high-ranking government official indicated on 29 August that Hun Xen issued an order to all government officials and government lawyers to end all plans to sue Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), for defamation. Chea Mony exploded in anger [in court] and accused the government of planning the murder of Chea Vichea, Chea Mony’s older brother, on 22 January 2004.
In a short interview over the phone with Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, on Saturday 29 August, the latter indicated that, on Friday, Hun Xen issued an order to stop all government officials and government lawyers from suing Chea Mony.
Khieu Kanharith said that the reason for Hun Xen’s order was because he believed that Chea Mony’s accusation was an outburst of grief and anger for the loss of his cherished brother. The main order from Hun Xen is not to sue, but to find the true killers in this assassination.
General Khieu Sopheak, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said that the MoI will follow Hun Xen’s directive in this case.
Chea Mony welcomes this new and he reacted by saying: “As to what Samdach [Hun Xen] indicated about the order to all government officials to cancel all lawsuits against me, and his request to find the killers of Chea Vichea, I, all the workers and my family are very happy because we want justice. Therefore, I always welcome it. In general, I am very hurt by the murder of Chea Vichea [which took place] 6 years ago.”
Chea Mony had a strong verbal outburst during the hearing of the Appeal court on 17 August, and he accused the Cambodian government of planning the murder of Chea Vichea, his older brother. He also indicated that Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun [the two accused artificial killers of Chea Vichea] are not the real killers.
Following this outburst, the MoI and the government revealed that they plan to sue Chea Mony for defamation and disinformation, and for using the Appeal court platform for propaganda and incitation.
Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun were sentence to 20 years of jail each in August 2005 by the Phnom Penh municipal court, they were accused of shooting and killing Chea Vichea, the former FTUWKC President, on 22 January 2004.
On 17 August 2009, the Appeal court ordered the maintenance of the bail release for Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, and it also ordered additional investigations into Chea Vichea’s murder
In a short interview over the phone with Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, on Saturday 29 August, the latter indicated that, on Friday, Hun Xen issued an order to stop all government officials and government lawyers from suing Chea Mony.
Khieu Kanharith said that the reason for Hun Xen’s order was because he believed that Chea Mony’s accusation was an outburst of grief and anger for the loss of his cherished brother. The main order from Hun Xen is not to sue, but to find the true killers in this assassination.
General Khieu Sopheak, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said that the MoI will follow Hun Xen’s directive in this case.
Chea Mony welcomes this new and he reacted by saying: “As to what Samdach [Hun Xen] indicated about the order to all government officials to cancel all lawsuits against me, and his request to find the killers of Chea Vichea, I, all the workers and my family are very happy because we want justice. Therefore, I always welcome it. In general, I am very hurt by the murder of Chea Vichea [which took place] 6 years ago.”
Chea Mony had a strong verbal outburst during the hearing of the Appeal court on 17 August, and he accused the Cambodian government of planning the murder of Chea Vichea, his older brother. He also indicated that Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun [the two accused artificial killers of Chea Vichea] are not the real killers.
Following this outburst, the MoI and the government revealed that they plan to sue Chea Mony for defamation and disinformation, and for using the Appeal court platform for propaganda and incitation.
Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun were sentence to 20 years of jail each in August 2005 by the Phnom Penh municipal court, they were accused of shooting and killing Chea Vichea, the former FTUWKC President, on 22 January 2004.
On 17 August 2009, the Appeal court ordered the maintenance of the bail release for Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, and it also ordered additional investigations into Chea Vichea’s murder
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