The Editor
The Cambodia Daily
Phnom Penh
Sir,
In “Sam Rainsy’s Defamation Lawsuit To Be Reheard” (September 5, page 27), it was reported that “The case was first heard in April without Mr Rainsy or his lawyer’s participation, and a verdict has yet to be delivered.”
Actually, a guilty verdict was made public with a two-year imprisonment sentence handed down to me on April 25 by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in relation to the defamation and disinformation lawsuit filed by Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong.
On May 5, my lawyer wrote to the President of the Court to oppose my condemnation in absentia on the basis of the universal judicial principle “Non bis in idem” (no one shall be twice tried for the same offence).
As a matter of fact, in relation to another defamation lawsuit filed against me in France by the same Mr Hor Namhong, which is very similar in substance to the one he filed in Cambodia, the French Supreme Court ("Cour de Cassation") on April 27 declared I was not guilty of anything and Mr Hor Namhong finally and definitively lost his case before the French tribunal.
Therefore, the summons I received from the Cambodian tribunal to attend a “rehearing” of the case later this month, is a violation of the “Non bis in idem” principle, especially in light of the difference in the degree of independence and respectability enjoyed respectively by the French Court and the Cambodian Court.
Sincerely,
Sam Rainsy
Elected Member of Parliament
Paris
3 comments:
if it was trial twice in the same court,he is corrected. However, Cambodia and France are two different countries. I don't know both countries have any MOU that recognize through the court that a person cannot trial twice if one court has innocent verdicted. For example, if a person of France citizen committed crime in Cambodia, he or she serves time in Cambodia and possibly deport after served time but he or she cannot be trail again in France for the same crime. However, if there is special arrangement made, he/she will face trial in France not Cambodia because France may not want its citizen be trial under cambodian court, then he/she cannot face prison term in CAmbodia but could face prison term in France if found guilty. technically in this scenario, Sam Rainsy is corrected in his case being trial twice.
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 2 says: 11:44 PM 08.09.2011,
អា ខ្មែរតាកែវ បើពួកអាដង្កូវ សង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងរឿងពិត អញ់បា្រប់ឯងទៅចុះថា អាខ្មែរតាកែវ ឯងតាំងខ្លួនជាអ្នកចេះដឹង និងមានសីលធម័ស្អាតស្អំ ពេលខ្លះហ្អែងអួតខ្លួនថាជាបណ្ឌិត តាមពិតទៅ អាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងហ្នឹង មានប្រពន្ធបីហើយរាប់ទាំងប្រពន្ធរាល់ង៉ៃដែលខាំគ្នាព្រឹកល្ងាចដូចសត្វធាត និងលែងគ្នាមួយខែបួនប្រាំដង! ក្រុមអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងមានគ្នាពីរបីនាក់អញ់ស្គាល់ច្បាស់ណាស់ គឺសុទ្ធតែពួកអាដង្កូវសង្គមដែលមើលឃើញអាចន៏ថាជាអាហារ ដ៏មានរសជាតិសុទ្ធសាធ ! នៅរឿងច្រើនទៀបើពូកអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងអញនិងបា្រប់ទៀត ! អូខេ?
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 1 says: 06.09.2011, 2:57 AM 06/09/2011,
អាណាគេជនរងគ្រោះ? អាកាបាក់មែន? ឬអាចំគួតបួសឡឺកឺក្រៅសង្គម? ល្មមៗបានហើយ ពួកអាក្រៅសង្គមអែង។ អៀ ចាន់ណាវាធ្វើអី ហ្អែង? រិះគន់ហ៊ុនតាវាមានទៅទើសម៉ែអី ហ្អែង? ពួកអារមិលគុណ!
ឆ្លើយតប ខ្មែរតាកែវ says: 2:03 PM 06/09/2011
សកម្ម ជនកំសាកហើយល្បិចច្រើន អៀ ចាន់ណា បានតែព្រុសនៅ ក្រៅប្រទេសតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!!! ដើរបញ្ចេញមតិជេរប្រមាថ បរិហាកេរ្កិ៍ ញុះញង់ ចោទប្រកាន់រួមមាន ហ៊ុន សែន តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ... !!! វាគ្មានសេចក្ដីក្លាហាន និងនាំគ្នាធ្វើអំពើល្អណាមួយឡើយ។ មាសសុទ្ធិមិនខ្លាចភ្លើង!!! អៀ ចាន់ណា ចូលចិត្តលាបពណ៌ ដាក់សំពាធ សំណើ មិនហ៊ានមកនិយាយការពិត និងទទួលខុសត្រូវ ។ អ្វីដែលទាក់ទង ខ្លួនឯង!!! មិនគួរខ្លាច ចម្ងល់ របស់ ជនរងគ្រោះ!? សូម អៀ ចាន់ណា ហ៊ានទទួលខុសត្រូវ ដូចលោក ឡឹម ពិសិដ្ឋ បានឆ្លើយតបតាមសំណើអត្ថបទ របស់ សុភាព ស.ស. កខគឃង ចង្រិតឆ្នាស់និង ខ្មែរជនបទ...។ ពីព្រោះគេចង់ដឹងការពិត ជាសាធារណៈ ។
what is this? what is going with people?
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