Khmer Krom children living in Kampuchea Krom territory studying Khmer language at a pagoda school taught by a Buddhist monk.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
There are reports that Khmer Krom monks who attended the 61st anniversary commemoration service in Kampuchea Krom territory have been called in to question by the Vietnamese authority, reports Radio Free Asia.
Two Khmer Krom monks residing in a pagoda in Preah Tropeang (Soc Trang) province, said they have been called in to question by the Vietnamese authority after they attended the commemoration service of the 61st anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom territory on 4th June in Phnom Penh.
Ven. Chea Rithy said that after he and another monk returned from Phnom Penh, they were threatened and watched and followed by the Vietnamese secret police. "The Vietnamese (authority) questioned us about our journey (to Phnom Penh). They questioned us about the commemoration of the loss of Kampuchea Krom territory. They asked which pagoda we have attended the service and whether we have attended any meetings", he said.
Mr. Taing Sarak, chairman of World Khmer Krom Federation in Cambodia, said if Vietnam is a good friend of Cambodia, he requests that the Vietnamese authority stop suppressing or persecuting or banning the freedom of expression of Khmer Krom and Khmer Krom monks any longer.
Mr. Yont Tharo, MP from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party and president of Khmer Krom Cultural Centre in Phnom Penh, has called on the Vietnamese government to stop suppressing and banning the freedom of expression of Khmer Krom people.
At the time of this article going to press, the Vietnamese Embassy cannot be reached for comments.
According to the history of Kampuchea Krom, the territory, which comprised 21 provinces of former Cambodian territory, was annexed by Vietnam, one by one. The territory was finally ceded to Vietnamese control by the French parliament on 4thh June 1949.
Source: RFA
There are reports that Khmer Krom monks who attended the 61st anniversary commemoration service in Kampuchea Krom territory have been called in to question by the Vietnamese authority, reports Radio Free Asia.
Two Khmer Krom monks residing in a pagoda in Preah Tropeang (Soc Trang) province, said they have been called in to question by the Vietnamese authority after they attended the commemoration service of the 61st anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom territory on 4th June in Phnom Penh.
Ven. Chea Rithy said that after he and another monk returned from Phnom Penh, they were threatened and watched and followed by the Vietnamese secret police. "The Vietnamese (authority) questioned us about our journey (to Phnom Penh). They questioned us about the commemoration of the loss of Kampuchea Krom territory. They asked which pagoda we have attended the service and whether we have attended any meetings", he said.
Mr. Taing Sarak, chairman of World Khmer Krom Federation in Cambodia, said if Vietnam is a good friend of Cambodia, he requests that the Vietnamese authority stop suppressing or persecuting or banning the freedom of expression of Khmer Krom and Khmer Krom monks any longer.
Mr. Yont Tharo, MP from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party and president of Khmer Krom Cultural Centre in Phnom Penh, has called on the Vietnamese government to stop suppressing and banning the freedom of expression of Khmer Krom people.
At the time of this article going to press, the Vietnamese Embassy cannot be reached for comments.
According to the history of Kampuchea Krom, the territory, which comprised 21 provinces of former Cambodian territory, was annexed by Vietnam, one by one. The territory was finally ceded to Vietnamese control by the French parliament on 4thh June 1949.
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