On Jul 14, 9:23 pm, [email protected] wrote: > KI-Media > > Cambodia Dismisses UN Rights Chief Statements > Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:56 PM PDT > > UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay. (Photo: AP) > > Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer > Washington, DC Wednesday, 14 July 2010 > > “No evidence providing either damage to reputation or malicious intent was > presented during the case against Mu Sochua.”
It doesn't mean that Mu was innocent of anything. It doesn't mean that Mu didn't do what was accused of her. > A government spokesman on Wednesday dismissed as “personal” statements by the > UN’s top human rights official, who had criticized a defamation case against > opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua. > > Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi > Pillay said the case brought against Mu Sochua by Prime Minister Hun Sen was > highly politicized and showed a weakening of the judiciary and basic freedoms > in the country. > If you read the above paragraph, nothing is said about Mu's case. Actualy, they are trying to say that Hun Sen SHOULD NOT have brought the case to court. That's understandable. Yet, it doesn't mean that Mu was not guilty of what she was accused of. > Government spokesman Phay Siphan said Wednesday the comments were “a personal > view and do not reflect the reality of Cambodia.” > It only reflects a weak country with a weak system. > Mu Sochua, a lawmaker for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, is facing the > prospect of jail time if she does not pay compensation to the prime minister > and a fine to the court. > She will go to jail if she doesn't pay. > She has said she will not pay. > We will see. > She lost a defamation suit brought by Hun Sen after she had sued him for > allegedly making disparaging and sexist remarks in public speeches last year. > The Supreme Court upheld the decision in June. > That's right. Mu hung herself in that one. > In Geneva, Pillay’s spokesman, Rupert Colville, said the verdict was not > warranted. > What do you expect from a weak system like Cambodia? > “No evidence providing either damage to reputation or malicious intent was > presented during the case against Mu Sochua,” he said. That's true. Yet, the judgement was on whether she did it or not. They said she did it. Now she has to pay. -- 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
