Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
Phnom Penh Post
The cousin of Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to be put on trial over bribery allegations at the end of this month, following a reinvestigation of the high-profile case.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Seng Neang said yesterday that the premier’s cousin, Dy Proem, would face trial on October 27 along with Seng Yean, the former deputy general-director of the inspection department at the Ministry of National Assembly, Senate Relations and Inspection.
In January, Judge Duch Kimsorn ordered the case, which had already reached court four times before being postponed, to be reinvestigated.
The main evidence against Seng Yean is the PM’s decision to remove him
Dy Proem and Seng Yean were charged with bribery in 2009, following a complaint from widow and Phnom Penh landowner Houth Sarom, though neither were detained by authorities.
It has been alleged that the PM’s cousin bribed Seng Yean with US$200,000 in order for him to produce fake documents to allow her to occupy 68-year-old Houth Sarom’s five-hectare plot of land in the capital’s Dangkor district in 2008. Houth Sarom’s defence lawyer Kao Ty said yesterday that he hoped the hearing would find justice for his client.
“The main evidence against Seng Yean is the Prime Minister’s decision to remove him from his position,” he said.
Despite his close ties to one of the accused, the premier has openly supported the case against his cousin. He said in December 2010 that the law “does not think about relatives” and that if guilty his cousin should be “strongly punished”. “If she is found guilty and her sentence is from five to eight years imprisonment, I would like to the court to punish her with eight years imprisonment,” he added.
Neither defendant nor either of their lawyers could be reached for comment.
The cousin of Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to be put on trial over bribery allegations at the end of this month, following a reinvestigation of the high-profile case.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Seng Neang said yesterday that the premier’s cousin, Dy Proem, would face trial on October 27 along with Seng Yean, the former deputy general-director of the inspection department at the Ministry of National Assembly, Senate Relations and Inspection.
In January, Judge Duch Kimsorn ordered the case, which had already reached court four times before being postponed, to be reinvestigated.
The main evidence against Seng Yean is the PM’s decision to remove him
Dy Proem and Seng Yean were charged with bribery in 2009, following a complaint from widow and Phnom Penh landowner Houth Sarom, though neither were detained by authorities.
It has been alleged that the PM’s cousin bribed Seng Yean with US$200,000 in order for him to produce fake documents to allow her to occupy 68-year-old Houth Sarom’s five-hectare plot of land in the capital’s Dangkor district in 2008. Houth Sarom’s defence lawyer Kao Ty said yesterday that he hoped the hearing would find justice for his client.
“The main evidence against Seng Yean is the Prime Minister’s decision to remove him from his position,” he said.
Despite his close ties to one of the accused, the premier has openly supported the case against his cousin. He said in December 2010 that the law “does not think about relatives” and that if guilty his cousin should be “strongly punished”. “If she is found guilty and her sentence is from five to eight years imprisonment, I would like to the court to punish her with eight years imprisonment,” he added.
Neither defendant nor either of their lawyers could be reached for comment.
5 comments:
why wast money on the stuipd trial that no one respect????
Just hang him. End of story...
why waste money on the stuipd trial that no one respect????
Just hang him. End of story...
Hun Sen and his families, I bet kill many Khmers...in the past 26 yrs.
I think this trial of Hun Sen's cousin is just a show trial. Hun Sen pardoned and released her once before. This is corruption at the top. Maybe Hun Sen was involved in this illegal land grabbing too.
Everything must evolve or should evolve over time frame. The CPP's daily affairs and conducts would have included in this evolutionary process as well. When Chea Sim's aids were sacked,someone wanted that that hash measure be equally applied to Hun Sen's faction or relatives to insure impartiality.
Now that wishful waiting moment is arrived. Some additional element that Khmer people still concern now is the degree of independent that CPP is willing to give to justice ministry to exercise and deliver justice to the involved criminals. CPP was poorly performed in the past and never will be perfect in the future but we can see that great effort has been steadily made toward eliminating corruption and lawlessness. Multiple drops of water will wear down stone but if they contain good elements,stalagmite will form.
Ofcourse it is a show trial!! After all it is electon time. hun sen tries to show to Khmers that he is neutral and fair to all. Well, these two and many more of his relaives should be brought to trial many years ago. Why now? I smell election is coming. No matter hun sen tries to show off we all know he is a dictator, a traior to Cambodia and the people, a yuon puppet, a killer, a human right violator, a cheat husband, a liar, and a coward. And he will burn in hell for all the atrocity and suffering he has inflicted on poor Khmers!
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