A traitor is a betrayer of one's own sovereign nation. A citizen's actions to help a foreign government or an attempt and a conspiracy to overthrow one's own government is also often considered as treason, even if no foreign country has aided or got involved in such an endeavour.
Most definitions of a “country” revolve around a territorial or political entity. Most modern wars are fought over issues. The issues may involve disputed territory or alleged aggression. Since both sides cannot generally all be right at the same time, it stands to reason that honest people would often side with the nation that is at war with the one they were born into, or are citizens of.
Most of us may forget what we've said or what we have done a couple of years ago, but the long arm of the laws always kept the records, especially the one concerning the national sovereignty. Some of the columnists writing and posting on the worldwide websites over the issue of Thai-Cambodia dispute, can be categorized as a traitor and he or she may be subjected to be arrested upon his or her stepping foot into Cambodia.
Just keep to the level that is considered reasonable.
5 comments:
SR and his follower should read this
Sam Rainsy and Sound serey Ratha should read this. You guy fit the definition.
American citizen is not immune from prosecution for some one attempt to overthrow the Cambodian government.
In 2008 ,Chhun, a U.S. citizen of Cambodian descent, was convicted of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, conspiracy to damage or destroy property in a foreign country, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the United States, and engaging in a military expedition against a nation with which the United States is at peace.
In 2007, 11 men were arrested and accused of attempting to oust leaders of the communist government in Laos. One of the men was Vang Pao, a former general in the Royal Army of Laos who led thousands of Hmong mercenaries in a CIA-backed secret army during the Vietnam War.
A U.S. citizen is not an untouchable, and the U.S have proved they not tolerance individual for such action,in the last few months a few American citizens called for up rising in Cambodia, the country is in the brink of war with Thailand and the opportunists in that category is not acceptable.
Call for up rising against the elected government is difference from call for protest against the elected government or call for resignation of the elected government.
The lash out of the anger from individual should properly address, but not by inciting the violent.
further reading http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080416/cambodian-rebel/
Well said! The concepts are widely used by countries around the world. However, it is the way the government apply this law determines their level of democracy. Undemocratic government uses these laws to suppress its own people.
“Actions to help a foreign government” can be vaguely defined to arrest anyone who dare criticized the government.
The underlying message of this article is to intimidate people from expressing negative views of the conflict which “directly” or “indirectly” criticize the government.
You have left out another category of traitor(s): officials who lined-up their pockets with money for the people!
Well said, but I must agree with 12:41 PM that the underlying message of this article is to scare or intimidate government's and Mr. Hun Sen's critics. However, with the advance of technology, this kind of threat has not been effective as critics can express their opinions anonymously or with a fake name.
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