French architect Patrick Devillers is understood to
have been a close business associate and friend of disgraced Chinese
politician Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai (above).
PARIS - France on Wednesday warned Cambodia not to take any action
without a clear legal basis after a French architect with ties to
disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai was arrested in the country.
“We have asked Cambodian authorities for clarifications on the
motives for his arrest,” French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard
Valero said.
“We have made clear that we will be watchful that no legal action of
any kind be brought against him unless its legal basis has been clearly
established.”
The French embassy in Cambodia said Tuesday that Patrick Devillers
had been arrested, in a new twist to China’s biggest political scandal
in decades.
Cambodian police said the arrest was carried out with the cooperation of Beijing, which is seeking his extradition. [This is a second time Cambodia is subservient to Beijing. The last time was the forced deportation of 21 ethnic Uighurs].
“We are following this case very closely and providing consular
protection,” Valero said. “The consul visited him immediately have his
arrest and continues to do so each day.”
Devillers is understood to have been a close business associate and friend of Bo and his wife Gu Kailai.
Bo, the former leader of the southwestern Chinese megacity of
Chongqing, is being probed for corruption while Gu has been detained for
suspected involvement in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood
last year.
The scandal surrounding Bo and Gu, which first came to light in
February and made worldwide headlines, has exposed deep divisions within
the Communist Party ahead of a crucial, once-in-a-decade leadership
transition, analysts say.
9 comments:
This is France, we should not messed around with, not the helpless Uighurs. France gave KhmerKrom to youns but that should not be revenged on its citizen.
Let the Frenchnan go home to France. We Cambodia had always been a good friend with France. We also need France helps for European connection. We need France for the ICJ influence. Please PM Hun Sen don't take this road for surely we will loose. France is Europe super power. France provided us protection when Kampuchea was close to extinction by Youns & Siam and Lao in the 18th century. Please PM don't choose money over our country best interest. France is our true friend in Europe.
1 billion yuans again for Hun sen, what a shame!
Why would you want to drag yourself into someone's elses issue? This will have a huge political impact on Cambodian in the future.
We need France for Cambodia's friends. France is very influential at ICJ. Youn trying to pay back France for helping us kicked them out ( PARIS PEACE ACCORD) Every negotiations to end our terrible civil war had always been facilitate by France. France Colonial Powers helped prevented Kampuchea from been splitted apart, East to Youns and West to Siam in 18th century. France also took 3 provinces from A KA PEK ( Siam) , Battambong, Seam Reap ( Angkor Wat), Preah Vihear ( Prasat Preah Vihear Temple). You can take the bad with the goods. France did lost our Kampuchea Krom but Youns had been colonized there for centuries. We must not make political suicide trying to please PRC, Youns. Please PM think our country best interests.
Release this French guy to home country don't stick your head in the clue or it will lose all your hair in your head.Hunsen has no jurisdiction over this French citizen.
Its between China and the France,Cambodia stay out of this mess is better,the French is still can be used to help us get our Temple back from Siam...They are expert on our temple conflicted with Siam.
It not temple the Siam thief go after, it the surrounding land. To prevented us from access the Preah Vihear Temple. They wanted us to access temple from Siam side and in turn they wanted joint management.
Also if Cambodia except this Siam thief unilateral unrecognized drawn map scale. We also have no sovereignty over half of Koh Kut island. This in turn we lost vast sea areas and lost vast gas, oil deposits in the Gulf of Thailand. It related to Preah Vihear 4.6 sq. km.
Siam had taken illegally the whole Koh Kut island for a very long time since we too busy fighting each others. They had built strong military garrisons, navy base on it. Legally over half of Koh Kut island belong to Cambodia according to Siam/France border treaties in 1904, 1919, 1921.
Hun Sen has again shown that he is a puppet of China, after being and still is a puppet of Vietnam.
As far as I know, this Frenchman hasn't done any wrong in Cambodia or even in China. His only crime is to be associated with Bo Xilai who was arrested because he was popular and a threat to the Chinese leadership.
France has done the right thing by warning Cambodia about this case because it is baseless. France has been a former colonial power wh protected Cambodia from being swallowed by Siam and Vietnam and had negotiated the return of Battambang, Siem Reap, Preah Vihear and Sisophon (Banteay Meanchey) back from Thailand.
Shame one Hun Sen for being a puppet of many countries.
Cambodian government has the extradite treaty with Chinese government related to crime that both national committed but in the case of Frenchman Patrick Devillers he is French national and not Cambodian national, therefore Cambodian government has no right to arrest him for China. The extradite should take place between China and France, if France allow to extradite Patrick to China then Cambodia can assist France and China by issue warrant arrest to Patrick but beside that Cambodia can not arrest Patrick, he live in Cambodia legally so he should be protected by Cambodian government.
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