The Mirror, Vol. 11, No. 522
“Phnom Penh: At a plenary session of the Council of Ministers on 24 August, Samdech Prime Minister announced the absolutely firm position of the Royal Government of Cambodia to protect the privilege and immunity the former King Samdech Norodom Sihanouk of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and it considered the demanding letter of the Cambodian Action Committee for Justice and Equity, [to lift the immunity of the former King] to be a stupid request leading towards chaos, affecting the life-and-death of the nation and changing the victims into criminals.
“Samdech Prime Minister stressed, speaking frankly, saying that if there would not have been a chief trouble maker – i.e. if there would not have been the event of the coup on 18 March 1970, which was supported by a power broker, the Khmer Rouge would not have emerged into existence, which then caused the people of the whole country of Cambodia to suffer. Now, the Royal Government is stable and the Throne is also stable; it has to remains so forever. It should be remembered that the power broker which supported the coup of Field Martial Lon Nol in 1970 is the United States of America.
“There are no additional comments, besides this, about the reaction of the Prime Minister, expressed in a press conference at the Council of Ministers. On 20 August, there had been an official letter sent to Samdech Heng Samrin, the President of the National Assembly, which was published by a Cambodian Action Committee for Justice and Equity, signed by a Mr. Suon Serey Ratha, who is known to have been living in the United States of America. Mr. Suon Serey Ratha used to write poems or leaflets seriously attacking the policy of the government via e-mail to different newspapers – the content of which the government asserts is very difficult to accept, because the content reflects the opinions of a narrow and extremist minority, which is not constructive, corrective, or providing recommendations to act, but it only incites to break up the solidarity, and it would be like using poison to disrupt the social atmosphere.
“Concerning the demand to the National Assembly to call an extraordinary session to remove the immunity of the former King, and to suspend Clause 3 of Article 7 of the Constitution during the process of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, analysts said that relating to all these issues, Preah Karuna Samdech Norodom Sihanouk had always said that he will go to the court, if he is summoned by the court.
However, the conclusion over the Khmer Rouge issue is that if there would not have been the coup on 18 March 1970, there would not have been a Democratic Kampuchea Regime [the Khmer Rouge] which caused the citizens to suffer – Who did the coup? Who supported the [anti-Sihanouk] Republicans? In fact, the Royal Government of Cambodia is stable, and the Throne is also stable and should remains so forever.” Koh Santepheap, Vol.40, #6127, 25-26.8.2007
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1427, 25.8.2007
- Cambodian People’s Party Condemns an Attempt to Remove Immunity of the Former King
- Major General Mak Chito: Oknha Mr. Oum Chhay [an advisor of National Assembly President Heng Samrin, who was arrested for involvement in drugs] Really Committed Suicide
- Delegation of [about 30] Indonesian Young Ambassadors Visits Cambodia
- All 181 Miners Trapped in Mines Might Have Died [China]
Koh Santepheap, Vol.40, #6127, 25-26.8.2007
- Action against Samdech Euv Rejected; Samdech Hun Sen: Request for Removal of His Immunity Is Stupid
- Ministry of Interior Holds [press] Conference on Death of Oknha Oum Chhay
- Vietnamese Embassy [in Phnom Penh] Holds [press] Conference on Case of Mr. Tim Sakhan [who has recently been defrocked on accusation of perpetrating an offense against the Buddhist law, because he is accused to have destroyed the harmony between Vietnam and Cambodia, now jailed in Vietnam]; Khmer Journalists Will Be Able to Go Kampuchea Krom
- Council of Ministers Approves and Adopts Draft Law against [human] Trafficking and Sex Exploitation
- Tourism Law Will Be Adopted Before End of 2008
- Open Sky Policy: Cambodia Has Three Airports
Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.15, #4372, 25.8.2007
- Prime Minister: Appointment of Mr. You Bun Leng [as Director of Appeals Court] Doesn’t Affect the Process of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- Ten ASEAN Countries Sign Memorandum of Understanding [in a conference in Singapore] on Linking Electricity Supplies
- Children, Who Looked after Cattle, Found and Hit Unexploded Ordnance: Two Die and Six Are Injured [by explosion – Phnom Sruoch, Kompong Speu]
Samleng Yuvachun Khmer, Vol.14, #3121, 25.8.2007
- Two Kampuchea Krom Khmer Women Arrested and Threatened by Yuon [Vietnamese] Authorities to Put Blame on Tim Sakhan
Sralanh Khmer, Vol.3, #487, 25.8.2007
- Sam Rainsy Says Death of Oum Chhay Is an Act where “Evil Defeats Evil”
- Khmer Farmers Need Land, Not Telephone Network [responding to Prime Minister Hun Sen who had said telephone network will improve farmers’ life]
- Oknhas of Hun Sen Time Have Many Scandals
Veacha Khmer, Vol.2, #33, 24.8.2007
- Kamprieng District Developed in Prostitution, Sex Service, Karaoke Parlors, Drugs, and Crimes [mocking – Battambang]
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