Violence-prone political behavior of Cambodian political leaders 

  Comment: Incumbent Cambodian political leaders have excessively undertaken 
violence-prone political behavior. Though the brutal Khmer Rouge regime has 
been disappeared but its violent legacy is still spread via behavior of many 
current Cambodian political leaders. Hun Sen himself is the role model of 
violence-prone political leader in CPP. Beside him, many CPP's elites are 
violence-prone members such as Om Yintieng, Kiev Kannaridh, Phay Siphan, Hun 
Neng and Dr.Heng Vong Bunchat who experts in judiciary system in Cambodia. Many 
times, these leaders have publicly expressed violence through their public 
speech. Once, older brother of Hun Sen, Hun Neng wanted to hit global witness's 
staff with hammer. Now, Heng Vong Bunchat who is entitled as a doctor of laws 
has used his derogatory words explicitly intimidated VOA radio journalist. 
Violence-prone politics have deeply embedded in the CPP. 
Court Drops Judicial Academy Bribery Case

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer 
Original report from Washington
22 May 2009

Click here to listen the real audio interviewing with Dr.Heng Vong Bunchat


[Editor's note: Four former and current students at the Royal Academy for 
Judicial Professions, a Phnom Penh court official, an official at the Ministry 
of Justice and others have explained to VOA Khmer in recent months that academy 
students must pay bribes of between $20,000 and $150,000 to have seats in the 
judicial system after they graduate. Government officials held a press 
conference last week to refute the allegations. For further clarification, VOA 
Khmer called one of the government's top lawyers, Heng Vong Bunchat. He spoke 
on Wednesday to Sok Khemara, who called from Washington. Heng Vong Bunchat 
appeared to confuse Sok Khemara for a Radio Free Asia journalist. The full 
transcript of that phone call follows.]

Heng Vong Bunchat: Hello.

VOA: Hello, Excellency Dr. Heng Vong Bunchat.

Heng Vong Bunchat: What's the matter, honey?

VOA: My name is Khemara, working for VOA based in Washington.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Oh! There you are again. You have caused total destruction 
and now you're back. You have to thoroughly think it over and be responsible, 
you, younger brother. It is not because you [derogative] work under the 
superpower, you can do anything at will.




VOA: Yes, but. I want.

Heng Vong Bunchat [interrupts]: Not "I want." I cannot get involved with you 
because your institution does not know right from wrong.

Heng Vong Bunchat: If [you] want to ask any question, ask Sam Borin to call me 
[derogative]; he was my student. You, the younger, know nothing.

VOA: Yes, if.

Heng Vong Bunchat: That's it. Enough of your recording.

VOA: Yes, thank you, Your Excellency.

Heng Vong Bunchat: You, you [derogative] sleep and think it over how you would 
be responsible for this trouble. We will review this situation.

VOA: That's why I want.

Heng Vong Bunchat: You [derogative] stop asking like that. You [derogative] 
show your face up. You [derogative] come and meet. You [derogative] don't use 
the telephone [as a shield].

VOA: No, I want explanation from.

Heng Vong Bunchat: You [derogative] will not get anything. I won't give 
anything. You, you guys, are irresponsible people.

VOA: Yes, then.if.

Heng Vong Bunchat: You record it and broadcast it [as it is now].

VOA: If, you don't clarify how can I.

Heng Vong Bunchat: No clarification. I'm not a person clarifying things for 
you. You are [working for] a radio that. has no responsibility. You're so 
mighty. You [are working for] a radio of a superpower. You must seriously think 
[of the consequences]. Once one is influential, he has to seriously think [of 
the consequences]. You just flip here and there [referring to broadcasting] and 
then make a phone call. I [derogative] never see your face and now come here to 
show your face.

VOA: Yes, no problem.wait until.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Come out. Come out and show your face. Come to meet [me] at 
[my] place.

VOA: Yes.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Who's the VOA chief in Cambodia?

VOA: So, Your Excellency cannot.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Many people died, you know? You know that you hold a big 
responsibility in this case. You know it or not, your whole team? Now, the 
tragedy is not mine or related to me. But, in whatever you speak; you have this 
might and you must seriously consider it. At what level you can talk.

VOA: Yes.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Not all you said were wrong, but to what level so that they 
can also accept it?

VOA: Yes, but I seemed not to do anything beyond my professionalism.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Now, that's it. If you want to meet, mobilize all your 
people, and come to [my] office with witnesses.

VOA: Yes

Heng Vong Bunchat: What else do you want to know? You rely on your phone to 
come from behind. Tell Borin to meet me (derogative).

VOA: Borin is with Radio Free Asia and I.

Heng Vong Bunchat: Hangs up.

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