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Sunday, 26 June 2011

French MP Nicolas Dupont-Aignan defends Sam Rainsy


26 June 2011
Unofficial translation from French by KI-Media

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: "Sam Rainsy, victim of legal harassment" because Hun Sen wants “to silence him”

On 15 April 2011, Mr. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, an independent Member of Parliament from Essonne, wrote to Alain Juppé, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, asking him to intervene with the Phnom Penh regime in the case of Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy who is currently living in exile in France. Here are the salient points of Mr. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan’s letter:

"I am drawn [...] to the situation of Cambodian MP Sam Rainsy.

On the grounds that he tirelessly denounced corruption, violation of human rights, murderous border disputes, Mr. Sam Rainsy was persecuted for the past 15 years by the Phnom Penh regime.

After escaping an assassination attempt in 1997 which claimed the lives of [many] members of the opposition party which he chairs, Sam Rainsy is now a victim of judicial persecution.

While his action is supported and recognized by the international community and while the European Parliament, which issued a resolution dated 21 October 2010 [in this regard], denounced the actions perpetrated against the opposition in general and against Sam Rainsy in particular, the Cambodian Executive expelled him from the National Assembly and deprived him of his parliamentary immunity and sentenced him to a heavy prison term to silence him.

Sam Rainsy’s case shows the true nature of the Cambodian regime which, under cover of a fake parliamentary democracy, preserves all the traits of an autocratic dictatorship inherited from the former dictatorship.

The EU cannot ignore the repression suffered by the opposition representatives in Cambodia, and it must intervene with this country’s government so that Sam Rainsy and all elected officials who represent the voice of the voters can find their place in the Parliament and their right to speak.

Therefore, I would be very grateful if you would pass along the appeal on behalf Sam Rainsy to your Cambodian counterparts."

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Official statement
26 juin 2011

NICOLAS DUPONT-AIGNAN: “SAM RAINSY VICTIME D’UN ACHARNEMENT JUDICIAIRE” PARCE QUE HUN SEN VEUT “LE FAIRE TAIRE”

Monsieur Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN, Député de l’Essonne n’appartenant à aucun groupe politique, a écrit le 15 avril 2011 à Monsieur Alain JUPPÉ, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes, pour lui demander d’intervenir auprès des Autorités de Phnom Penh sur le cas du chef de l’opposition cambodgienne SAM RAINSY qui vit actuellement en exil en France.

Voici les points les plus importants dans l'intervention du Député Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN :

« Mon attention a été attirée […] sur la situation du Député Cambodgien SAM RAINSY.

Au motif qu’il dénonce inlassablement la corruption, la violation des droits de l’homme, et les conflits frontaliers meurtriers, Monsieur SAM RAINSY est persécuté depuis 15 ans, par les Autorités de Phnom Penh.

Après avoir échappé en 1997 à un attentat ayant coûté la vie à [de nombreux] membres du parti d’opposition qu’il préside, SAM RAINSY est aujourd’hui victime d’un acharnement judiciaire.


Bien que son action soit soutenue et reconnue par la communauté internationale, et que le Parlement européen, dans sa résolution du 21 octobre 2010, ait dénoncé les agissements perpétrés à l’encontre de l’opposition en général et de SAM RAINSY en particulier, l’Exécutif Cambodgien l’a expulsé de l’Assemblée nationale, privé de son immunité parlementaire et condamné à une lourde peine de prison pour le faire taire.

Le cas de SAM RAINSY illustre la vraie nature du régime Cambodgien qui, sous couvert d’une apparence de démocratie parlementaire, a conservé les réflexes autocratiques de l’ancienne dictature.

L’Union européenne ne saurait ignorer la répression dont sont victimes les représentants de l’opposition au Cambodge, et se doit d’intervenir auprès du Gouvernement de ce pays pour que SAM RAINSY et tous les Elus qui incarnent le suffrage universel retrouvent leur place au sein du Parlement et leur droit de parole dans la cité.

C’est pourquoi, je vous serais très reconnaissant de bien vouloir relayer l’appel lancé par SAM RAINSY auprès de vos homologues cambodgiens. »

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was wondering if Sam Rainsy stills plan to sue PM Hun Sen. He spoke about it at his meeting abroad all the time. I wasn't sure how he will accomplish it. I never heard that you can sue standing President of a country. It is a tactic to gain support from community that he has power to do that?

Anonymous said...

It less likely that the government will accept Sam Rainsy back regardless who recommended for his return. The only person that can bring him back is Cambodian king with the agreement from PM Hun Sen. If Sam Rainsy continues to go around the world instigated PM Hun Sen, threatening to sue him, threatening to remove him from power through people protest uprising creating chaos in the country, spoke badly about Cambodia leadership on Thai's TV, pointing finger how bad the government solving border issue while Sam Rainsy did nothing to help. I think Sam Rainsy added to his own difficulty to return. He just dont know when to hold and when to fold. This is the problem with Sam Rainsy. His mouth is open like seven eleven 24 hours.

Anonymous said...

To KI team, What have you been done so far to the nation? I bet alot, alote, alote and alote of your friends and people in Cambodia they are much better than you on both intelect and wealthy. how about you what do you have so far? I could assure, re-assure and re-assure to you that non of your family member they do like you. KI you are very, very, very very negative. your brain are fully loaded with garbage, dirty garbage and giant of garbage, I bet no one will want to talk to you, you have such self destructive character you are one of those low, low, low life factory worke wasn't it right? keep doing those negative thing like your boss Rainsy you Ki team should Know people who scold or criticise those are the most foolish thing that every gentle people never do. mike

Anonymous said...

The most serious mistake the politician do they just want to grab the headline , they should mindful of what they doing try avoid to bring the country into dispute withe the neighboring country, any issue they should raise in parliament not taking the action to their own hand, they're the laws maker they should respect that not the laws breaker for to get the attentions a lot of ways to get people attention but not by breaking the laws.