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Dear Readers,
The following letter was posted today by Mr. Serey Ratha Sourn on the Camdisc bulletin board. The letter was allegedly sent by Mayarith, a former RFA reporter who resigned to work for Soy Sopheap's pro-CPP newspaper Deum Ampil News (Tamarind tree News). In his letter, Mayarith was complaining about the nomination of Sam Poly as the deputy-director for RFA Khmer Service. Mayarith is concerned that this nomination will lead to more critical reports by RFA against the Hun Sen's regime. If this letter is proved to be authentic, it appears that Mayarith has been working as a CPP mole from within RFA and thus could be undermining the integrity of this US-funded radio station designed "to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press."
KI-Media team
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy for Ki-Media
To: Highly respected Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen, Prime minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
I, Mayarith, ask for your highest authorization to report the work at Radio Free Asia (RFA).
The main points related to the RFA work are as follows:
On Friday 26 June 2009, an announcement was made by Mrs. Libby Liu, the administrator for the entire RFA [RFA President], nominating an employee without expertise by the name of Sam Poly (Pseudonym used on radio is Pov Ponlok) as the deputy director for the broadcasting of Radio Free Asia [Khmer Service]. This position was previously occupied by Mr. Sam Borin. Currently, Mr. Sam Borin is only occupying the position of executive director for information, in charge of political affairs and responsible for the RFA’s listeners forum program. This major change allows the opposition group to have more opportunity to use RFA to oppose the government because Mr. Kem Sos, the director of RFA Khmer Service, is not a good leader.
The new nomination brought a surprise to all RFA employees, and some of them are even looking to find ways to leave RFA. Based on my phone conversations with RFA employees both inside and outside the country, I learned that they want to find new positions if work is available. I plan to …. [unreadable sentence]… I am asking Samdach’s advice if there are employees who want to quit. [Unreadable hand written notes, they could be from Hun Sen].
I will return back to the US on Wednesday 01 July 2009, and when I will arrive there, I will turn in my resignation letter from RFA. I plan to return back to Cambodia at the beginning of August. Between July and August, I will prepare a new life for my wife and my two sons (my eldest son is currently studying architecture at university, and the other one is currently studying general education). At this time, I could be facing with some difficulties because I no longer receive my salary from RFA anymore. Nevertheless, I and my wife will seek all available means to organize a comfortable living before my return back to Cambodia by myself. I apologize to Samdach PM because I should not tell you all these issues.
In conclusion, I promise to serve to the nation and I am banking my future on the ideal and virtuous leadership of Samdach and the Chumteav [Bun Rany Hun Xen], [to work] in the information framework with Younger Brother Soy Sopheap until the end and this is my grateful payback to Samdach and the CPP leaders who liberated the country from the Pol Pot regime and who are currently developing the country.
Phnom Penh, 28 June 2009
(Signed) Mayarith
(Countersigned) Soy Sopheap
(Countersigned) [Unreadable, it could be Hun Xen]
The following letter was posted today by Mr. Serey Ratha Sourn on the Camdisc bulletin board. The letter was allegedly sent by Mayarith, a former RFA reporter who resigned to work for Soy Sopheap's pro-CPP newspaper Deum Ampil News (Tamarind tree News). In his letter, Mayarith was complaining about the nomination of Sam Poly as the deputy-director for RFA Khmer Service. Mayarith is concerned that this nomination will lead to more critical reports by RFA against the Hun Sen's regime. If this letter is proved to be authentic, it appears that Mayarith has been working as a CPP mole from within RFA and thus could be undermining the integrity of this US-funded radio station designed "to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press."
KI-Media team
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy for Ki-Media
To: Highly respected Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen, Prime minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
I, Mayarith, ask for your highest authorization to report the work at Radio Free Asia (RFA).
The main points related to the RFA work are as follows:
On Friday 26 June 2009, an announcement was made by Mrs. Libby Liu, the administrator for the entire RFA [RFA President], nominating an employee without expertise by the name of Sam Poly (Pseudonym used on radio is Pov Ponlok) as the deputy director for the broadcasting of Radio Free Asia [Khmer Service]. This position was previously occupied by Mr. Sam Borin. Currently, Mr. Sam Borin is only occupying the position of executive director for information, in charge of political affairs and responsible for the RFA’s listeners forum program. This major change allows the opposition group to have more opportunity to use RFA to oppose the government because Mr. Kem Sos, the director of RFA Khmer Service, is not a good leader.
The new nomination brought a surprise to all RFA employees, and some of them are even looking to find ways to leave RFA. Based on my phone conversations with RFA employees both inside and outside the country, I learned that they want to find new positions if work is available. I plan to …. [unreadable sentence]… I am asking Samdach’s advice if there are employees who want to quit. [Unreadable hand written notes, they could be from Hun Sen].
I will return back to the US on Wednesday 01 July 2009, and when I will arrive there, I will turn in my resignation letter from RFA. I plan to return back to Cambodia at the beginning of August. Between July and August, I will prepare a new life for my wife and my two sons (my eldest son is currently studying architecture at university, and the other one is currently studying general education). At this time, I could be facing with some difficulties because I no longer receive my salary from RFA anymore. Nevertheless, I and my wife will seek all available means to organize a comfortable living before my return back to Cambodia by myself. I apologize to Samdach PM because I should not tell you all these issues.
In conclusion, I promise to serve to the nation and I am banking my future on the ideal and virtuous leadership of Samdach and the Chumteav [Bun Rany Hun Xen], [to work] in the information framework with Younger Brother Soy Sopheap until the end and this is my grateful payback to Samdach and the CPP leaders who liberated the country from the Pol Pot regime and who are currently developing the country.
Phnom Penh, 28 June 2009
(Signed) Mayarith
(Countersigned) Soy Sopheap
(Countersigned) [Unreadable, it could be Hun Xen]
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