Radio Free Asia
By Pov Ponlok
6th January, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said that 7th January is a liberation day that has saved millions of Cambodian lives from the killings by the Khmer Rouge regime of Democratic Kampuchea.
His statement was made one day before the Phnom Penh City authority holds a commemoration ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1979’s Vietnamese intervention.
Mr. Hun Sen said: “This is the truth of history that even those unwise groups and extremist groups must acknowledge this truth. If you dare not acknowledge the truth, you are not a human being, you are a real animal. This is the truth. If we didn’t have the 7th January 1979, we will not have today.”
Up until today, the government has always celebrated 7th January as the victory day over the genocidal regime of Pol Pot, but many people consider 7th January as an invasion day.
Before the anniversary of the 7th January Day, the authority has found three home-made bombs which were planted in two spots in Phnom Penh.
The government said that the bombs were linked to two suspects whom they have been not arrested yet.
By Pov Ponlok
6th January, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said that 7th January is a liberation day that has saved millions of Cambodian lives from the killings by the Khmer Rouge regime of Democratic Kampuchea.
His statement was made one day before the Phnom Penh City authority holds a commemoration ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1979’s Vietnamese intervention.
Mr. Hun Sen said: “This is the truth of history that even those unwise groups and extremist groups must acknowledge this truth. If you dare not acknowledge the truth, you are not a human being, you are a real animal. This is the truth. If we didn’t have the 7th January 1979, we will not have today.”
Up until today, the government has always celebrated 7th January as the victory day over the genocidal regime of Pol Pot, but many people consider 7th January as an invasion day.
Before the anniversary of the 7th January Day, the authority has found three home-made bombs which were planted in two spots in Phnom Penh.
The government said that the bombs were linked to two suspects whom they have been not arrested yet.
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