I bet you that you would do the same if you are in that position.
On Aug 6, 3:26 am, "Sam Rainsy Party of North America" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gov't critics receives death threat > > Pen Puthsphea under government persecution? > > 05 August 2010 > By Yun Samien > Radio Free Asia > Translated from Khmer by Socheata > Click here to read the article in Khmer > > Pen Puthsphea, a reporter for the SRP's Candle Light program and a young > author who penned and published 2 books on general knowledge exam topics, > fled for his personal safety. > > The SRP announced on Thursday 05 August that Pen Puthsphea, a reporter for > the SRP's Candle Light program and author of books banned and confiscated by > the minister of Education last July, is currently fleeing to a safe location > after he received death threat warning over the phone by anonymous caller on > 19 July. > > Kampot SRP MP Mu Sochua told RFA on Thursday that Pen Puthsphea is currently > in hidhing due to concerns over his safety after he received death threat. > She said that the phone caller warned Pen Puthsphea against continuing his > work. > > She added that the threat and the confiscation of Pen Puthsphea's book is a > suppression of the freedom of expression in Cambodia. > > The ministry of Education pointed out a section in the book that does not > contain "appropriate" meaning such the following question: "In the future, > will Cambodia be developed or not?", as well as this other question: "What do > you think about human rights issue in Cambodia?" The reply to the first > question in the book includes: "The government cannot lead the country to > prosperity due to corruption." > > The communiqué issued by the SRP indicated that Pen Puthsphea, "[a]s a > reporter for > the opposition party, he is constantly under the government surveillance in > order to intimidate and suppress the freedom of speech that publishes by the > opposition party." > > A vendor of Pen Puthsphea's book who declined to provide her name, indicated > that the authority prevented her from continuing to sell Pen Puthsphea's book > anymore, otherwise she will face problem. She said the book sells for 1,000 > riels ($0.25) each. > > Khieu Sopheak, the mouthpiece of ministry of Interior, told RFA on Thursday > that the authority did not receive any complaint from the opposition yet > regarding this threat from the unknown person. He asked that the opposition > cooperates with the authority to find the culprit. > > In the past, the government arrested Tieng Narith, a former political > university professor, and jailed him for 2 years in 2007 after he authored a > book criticizing the government and Hun Xen, as well as other high-ranking > government officials. That book which was published in 2006 and 2007, accused > Hun Xen of being behind the 1997 grenade attack. -- 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
