(Photo: Cambodge Soir Hebdo)23 April 2009
By L.D.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr for Ki-Media
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Judging that Hun Sen defamed her, the Kampot SRP MP plans to bring her case to the court.
The war of words between Hun Sen and Mu Sochua, the SRP MP from Kampot, is far from over. In the morning of Thursday 23 April, Mu Sochua gave a press conference along with her lawyer at the seat of the SRP headquarters. Mu Sochua said: “It is not about the title, whether you are a MP or the prime minister, but as a Khmer woman, I am going to sue Mr. Hun Sen.”
According to Kong Sam Onn, Mu Sochua’s lawyer, the defamation lawsuit against Hun Sen will be based on Article 63 of the UNTAC law. This article does not stipulate any jail time, but the culprit must pay a fine between 1 and 10 million riels ($250 to $2,500).
Flashback in time: During the campaign for the July 2008 election, an incident took place in Kampot, Mu Sochua’s candidacy province. Then, she wanted to take pictures of a car bearing an army license plate that was used in the CPP procession. Such use of an army vehicle is prohibited according to the NEC rule. A person tried to prevent Mu Sochua from taking those pictures and in the altercation, a button from her blouse popped out. Since then, Mu Sochua had complained about her aggressor.
A few weeks ago, during his visit to handicapped veterans in Kampot, Hun Sen alluded to this incident. Without identifying the person involved, Hun Sen who was not even present during the incident, claimed that there was a strong woman in Kampot. He went on to explain that: “She tripped on someone, but she accused him of unbuttoning her blouse.”
Immediately, the SRP MPs signed a petition to appeal to Heng Samrin, the president of the National Assembly, to intervene in this case. The SRP MPs wish to see Hun Sen bringing proof to his claim that Mu Sochua tripped on another person. For now, the SRP MPs have not seen any of the proof they requested yet.
The war of words between Hun Sen and Mu Sochua, the SRP MP from Kampot, is far from over. In the morning of Thursday 23 April, Mu Sochua gave a press conference along with her lawyer at the seat of the SRP headquarters. Mu Sochua said: “It is not about the title, whether you are a MP or the prime minister, but as a Khmer woman, I am going to sue Mr. Hun Sen.”
According to Kong Sam Onn, Mu Sochua’s lawyer, the defamation lawsuit against Hun Sen will be based on Article 63 of the UNTAC law. This article does not stipulate any jail time, but the culprit must pay a fine between 1 and 10 million riels ($250 to $2,500).
Flashback in time: During the campaign for the July 2008 election, an incident took place in Kampot, Mu Sochua’s candidacy province. Then, she wanted to take pictures of a car bearing an army license plate that was used in the CPP procession. Such use of an army vehicle is prohibited according to the NEC rule. A person tried to prevent Mu Sochua from taking those pictures and in the altercation, a button from her blouse popped out. Since then, Mu Sochua had complained about her aggressor.
A few weeks ago, during his visit to handicapped veterans in Kampot, Hun Sen alluded to this incident. Without identifying the person involved, Hun Sen who was not even present during the incident, claimed that there was a strong woman in Kampot. He went on to explain that: “She tripped on someone, but she accused him of unbuttoning her blouse.”
Immediately, the SRP MPs signed a petition to appeal to Heng Samrin, the president of the National Assembly, to intervene in this case. The SRP MPs wish to see Hun Sen bringing proof to his claim that Mu Sochua tripped on another person. For now, the SRP MPs have not seen any of the proof they requested yet.
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