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Translated from Khmer to English by Khmerization
Translated from Khmer to English by Khmerization
While Phnom Penh Court plans to summon him to answer questions in relation to Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong’s defamation law suit against him, Mr. Sam Rainsy, President of the Sam Rainsy Party, said on 3rd of May that if there is a court proceeding, that proceeding must be heard at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and he is prepared to participate in that proceeding.
Mr. Sam Rainsy also said that he will lodge a law suit against Hor Namhong in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in relation to the deaths of millions people during the Khmer Rouge regime. When asked if he wish to counter sue Mr. Hor Namhong, Mr. Sam Rainsy told The Mekong Times that: “If I don’t do it, there will be other victims who will do it. When there are new developments, it is a very good opportunity to lodge the law suit against crimes of mass murders. As for the defamation case (against me), it is a petty case.” //
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Note: Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is suing Sam Rainsy for defamation when Rainsy told a crowd of protesters recently that there are many ex-Khmer Rouge cadres serving in the current government, including a foreign minister and a finance minister. Rainsy went on to say that a current foreign minister was a director of the Boeng Trabek Prison, where many diplomats and intellectuals were jailed and many had disappeared without a trace. Other inmates who survived until today have corroborated accounts that Hor Namhong, his wife and a son were indeed directors of the Boeng Trabek Prison.
Mr. Sam Rainsy also said that he will lodge a law suit against Hor Namhong in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in relation to the deaths of millions people during the Khmer Rouge regime. When asked if he wish to counter sue Mr. Hor Namhong, Mr. Sam Rainsy told The Mekong Times that: “If I don’t do it, there will be other victims who will do it. When there are new developments, it is a very good opportunity to lodge the law suit against crimes of mass murders. As for the defamation case (against me), it is a petty case.” //
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Note: Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is suing Sam Rainsy for defamation when Rainsy told a crowd of protesters recently that there are many ex-Khmer Rouge cadres serving in the current government, including a foreign minister and a finance minister. Rainsy went on to say that a current foreign minister was a director of the Boeng Trabek Prison, where many diplomats and intellectuals were jailed and many had disappeared without a trace. Other inmates who survived until today have corroborated accounts that Hor Namhong, his wife and a son were indeed directors of the Boeng Trabek Prison.
2 comments:
I truely can't see any thing wrong with this article.
anonymous,
Thanks for your comments. This article is a straight forward translation from everyday.com.kh and there is nothing libelous, slanderous or defamatory about it. I'm surprised of the litigation threat against me regarding this article.
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