Tue, 7 January 2014, Phnom Penh Post, By Meas Sokchea
The Cambodia National Rescue Party is preparing to file a complaint to the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Hun Sen over the deadly violence against striking factory workers last week.
CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha told reporters yesterday that the party was working with the families of those killed when riot police on Friday opened fire on workers gathered at Veng Streng Boulevard in the capital’s Meanchey district.
A man is beaten by authorities outside the Yakjin garment factory on Thursday in Por Sen Chey district. POST STAFF
“We are preparing the procedure, and we have enough international lawyers to do this work,” Kem Sokha said, without elaborating.
He added he believed enough evidence had been amassed to sue Hun Sen at the court.
“[The crackdown] is enough for the national [and] international communities to see the mistake of the government, and I believe that … the international community would put pressure on the government to give back freedom to our people.”
Heang Rithy, president of the Cambodian National Research Organization, and Ny Chakrya, chief investigator at rights group Adhoc, argued that the violence was a systematic, disproportional use of force and not a response to clashes.
“Why can’t [we] file a complaint? There is adequate evidence now [to take the government to the ICC],” Rithy said. “This was not clashes, this was murder.”
Chakrya of Adhoc agreed.
“What took place at Veng Sreng Boulevard was arranged … to shoot on the crowd of people without targeting anyone specifically,” he said. “It was systematic. It was not a chance clash between workers and police.”
But Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan dismissed the move, saying it was unlikely to harm the government. “Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha and some allies are always thinking of the ICC to indict [members of the government]. A number of times, the ICC did not consider [such requests],” he said.
“My prime minister is a man of law, [trying to] make peace for the factory workers and bring back law and order. A number of countries do the same thing, because the majority needs peace, not mob violence.”
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DANIEL PYE
6 comments:
What ever it costs,we must be free from the psychopath,Hun.
A nation without freedom is a nation in a big prison.
True Khmer
Raisy when are you going to sacrifice your self, go to hell and leave the poor Khmer alone, because of you the poor Khmer have been gunned down like animals. How can you live with your self by seeing child and wife of the death suffer so much hardship. Please stop incited hatred among Khmer and Khmer, for your political gains.
rasey not a killer stupid veit. your boss hun kwack who kill the people who have no gun,if they overcome and take the gun from the dogs all dog will die too,think about that stupid dogs. go to hell with your boss hun kwack
The only hatred instilled on Khmer hearts and memorry are Hun Sen, his gang, and Vietnames whom all togather systematically supressed Cambodian freedom. Indeed, Hun Sen, his gang, and Vietnam who is the third hand/boss gunned down on innocent people like dog just because they want a better living wage!
Vietnam has better roads, better ports, manufacturing bases right next to the port, stable electricity supply. Further more, Vietnam has been at the textile and garment industry much longer than Cambodia.
Vietnam currently is supplying about 50% of the electricity around Phnom Penh and Svay Rieng area. If Vietnam cuts the electricity, Cambodia's industry will be destroyed. All reputation and risk factor will be so bad, nobody will want to do business in Cambodia.
Mr. Hun Sen must be a very charming person to sweet talk Vietnam into maintain steady electricity supply as well as avoiding direct competition from Vietnam.
You elect an antagonist, rude-attitude-to-women such as Rainsy, he will upset Vietnam and Cambodia will lose massive jobs.
Can you folks find a better opposition leader? Rainsy's father was Rainsy Sary who father a child to a Khmer maid in London, then beaten so savagely, she ran to the London police for protection. Google "Rainsy Sary". That's does not look good for the Rainsy line.
I wonder if the Khmer folks are ignorant.
Rainsy Sary:
http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2010/02/sam-sary-s-history.html
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