On Jul 14, 7:37 am, [email protected] wrote: > Mu Sochua’s Unfair Trial Reflective Of A Broken Cambodian Judicial System > Cambodia Center for Human Rights > > PRESS RELEASE > Phnom Penh – 13 July 2010 > > MU SOCHUA’S UNFAIR TRIAL REFLECTIVE OF A BROKEN CAMBODIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM > > CCHR releases a legal analysis of the fairness of the judicial process > resulting in the conviction of Mu Sochua and calls for a campaign for justice > in Cambodia The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today releases a > legal analysis of the fairness of the judicial process that culminated in the > Supreme Court of Cambodia rejecting the appeal by opposition parliamentarian > and Nobel Peace Prize nominee H.E. Mu Sochua against her conviction for > criminal defamation of Cambodian Prime Minister >
In MU's case, can you explain to us why it is unfair what Mu was convicted on the countersuit by Hun Sen? As far as we know, Mu started the lawsuit with nothing to support her case. On the other hand, Hun Sen used Mu's speech and lawsuit to countersuit Mu. Please tell me where the injustice is. Does it mean that Mu has to win to have a justice? It is very clear that Mu went ahead with her lawsuit with WHAT SHE THOUGHT to be against her. Thinking of something is not good enough to suit anyone. You must be crazy to that. Mu did just that. On the other hand, Hun Sen used evidence from Mu to countersuit. It doesn't take a rocket science to think about this one. > The analysis finds that the judicial process was unfair, marked by inequality > before the law, seeing the intimidation of Mu Sochua’s lawyer that left her > without legal representation, and taking place in courts effectively > controlled by a party to the case, the Prime Minster and his Cambodian > People’s Party. The analysis places the trial of Mu Sochua in the wider > context of a non-independent judiciary often used as a tool to intimidate > opposition voices, mistrusted by the Cambodian people, and regularly failing > in its constitutional duty to protect their fundamental human rights. > There is no intimidation here. Mu started it and went ahead with lawsuit. Hun Sen countersuit. The evidence is very clear. Mu had nothing to support her claim. No court on earth would give her the verdict. > Much of the Cambodian judicial system is broken. Without the implementation > of true reform to fix it - that addresses the deep problems of political > interference, widespread corruption and limited capacity to understand and > apply human rights standards - a structural obstacle remains in place that > will forever prevent Cambodians from enjoying their constitutional and human > rights. CCHR calls for a campaign for judicial reform including using > available domestic, regional and international mechanisms to demand a > functioning and fair judiciary that protects the fundamental freedoms, land > rights and livelihoods of the people of Cambodia. > We know that Cambodian justice system is not good. However, they took the challenge on Mu's case. She lost because she had nothing to back her claim. She was convicted on countersuit because she yapyapyap and went ahead with her cliamless lawsuit. it was her mistakes.. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
