On Jul 14, 8:32 am, khmer mchas srok <[email protected]> wrote: > COMMUNIQUE > > Non-independence of the Cambodian judicial system > & > Parliamentary Member Mu Sochua’s case > > (Paris, July 14, 2010) > > The majority of Cambodians as well as national and international observers, > especially the UN Member States, authors of the 91 recommendations for > Cambodia UPR (Universal Periodic Review) held at the Human Rights Council in > Geneva on March 17, 2010 have expressed disappointment and regrets at the > ruling of the Cambodian Court to prepare for a verdict to have Mrs. Mu > Sochua imprisoned at Prey Sar State Prison. The 91 recommendations are for > Cambodia to implement in order to improve the situation on the respect of > human rights in the country. >
Can you produce that letter please? My friend, No one in the developped world would say such thing. Mu suit Hun Sen with nothing more than a sentiment. She didn't go far with that one. Then Hun Sen turned around using her remarks and lawsuit to countersuit Mu. How clear can that be? Whether you like Hun Sen or not, it is very clear that Mu put herself in that trap. She is not going to come out of there. She has been convicted. > On that day, March 17, 2010, in front of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, > Cambodia solemnly declared to accept all the 91 recommendations > unreservedly. Therefore, Cambodia is bound according to recommendations 5, 6 > and 41 to “reform the judicial system to ensure independence and justice”. > What does it have to do with her case against Hun Sen? > On June 17, 2010, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in > Cambodia, Surya Prasad Subedi, at the end of his ten-day fact-finding > mission on the functioning of the judiciary, had also criticized the > Cambodian judicial system. He raised specific concerns relating to the > judiciary’s role in protecting freedom of expression, and the narrowing of > political space for critical debate in society, “due to the disproportionate > use of defamation, disinformation and incitement lawsuits against > journalists, human rights activists and political opponents.” > What does it have to do with Mu's case? > If the Cambodian Court will issue the verdict to take Mrs. Mu Sochua to the > prison, this will be an enormous proof to the world that Cambodia is not a > country that respect human rights, and it seriously violates the agreements > which the government signed with the international community especially with > the United Nations (UN), such as the recent pledge made on March 17, 2010 to > commit itself to reform and improve the country’s judicial system to ensure > its “independence, impartiality and fairness” in the respect of human rights > of its citizen. > I bet you that they will. The court decided the case already. If she is defying that decision, she will go to jail if not already. -- 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
