KI Media: “Khmer Rouge court 'damaged' by new case row” plus 13 more |
- Khmer Rouge court 'damaged' by new case row
- Salehi: Iran ready to transfer its expertise to Cambodia [-Will Hun Xen's cops learn to kill people in the streets from Iran?]
- Invitation to the commemoration of the loss of Kampuchea Krom at Wat Khemara Rangsey, San Jose, California
- Khmer Guardian: Taiwan's EVA airline wants our business ... but not our suggestions
- Don't Quit
- Closing Order of Case 002 (Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith)
- [Thai] Poll: Most people to vote for Pheu Thai
- Yingluck [Shinawatra] pledges war on poverty, drugs
- Thailand prepared to talk with Cambodia over land issue in Paris
- Moeung Son's invitation to the public
- History of the influence of Buddhism in Cambodia - Op-Ed by Ven. Hok Savann
- Som Niyeay Phorng - Op-Ed by Angkor Borei News
- Statement by SRP Europe on the lawsuit by Comrade Hor 5 Hong on Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy in France
- "Lbaeng Peanor" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei
| Khmer Rouge court 'damaged' by new case row Posted: 22 May 2011 12:19 PM PDT
AFP PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S UN-backed war crimes tribunal has come under fire from observers and Khmer Rouge victims as it weighs a controversial new case that is strongly opposed by the government. The court's third case - which targets two unnamed individuals - has proved so contentious that Cambodian and international prosecutors openly argued about whether to pursue it this month. 'There is definitely already damage to the court because of the controversy,' said tribunal monitor Clair Duffy from the rights group Open Society Justice Initiative. So far only one member of the murderous 1975-79 regime, former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, has been successfully prosecuted. He was sentenced last July to 30 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The case is now under appeal. A second trial involving the regime's four most senior surviving leaders is due to start next month. But the government want the court's activities to end there, arguing that going after more suspects further down the chain of command could plunge the country back into civil war. Prime Minister Hun Sen - himself a mid-level cadre before turning against the movement - last year said the third case was 'not allowed'. Little information has been made public about case three, but the suspects are believed to be former Khmer Rouge navy and air force commanders. A possible fourth case, thought to involve three mid-level cadres, is still under investigation but is also facing political pressure.  | ||||
| Posted: 22 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT
Zawya.com Tehran - The Cambodian accredited ambassador to Tehran conferred on Saturday with the Iranian foreign minister on expansion of mutual relations and cooperation. Highlighting Iran's high potentialities and capabilities in various fields such as construction of dams, energy and road building, Ali Akbar Salehi voiced Iran's readiness to transfer all its expertise to Cambodia. Salehi said grounds has been prepared for expansion of parliamentary, scientific and economic cooperation between the two countries. The new Cambodian envoy submitted a copy of her credentials to Salehi and conveyed a message of friendship from the Cambodian foreign minister to Salehi. She also called for expansion of relations with Iran and making use of the country's invaluable experiences in various fields. She also backed Iran's stands on human rights issue.  | ||||
| Posted: 22 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT http://www.box.net/shared/afer3dqcb2 What: Commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom When: Saturday 04 June 2011 from 8AM to 2PM Where: Wat Khemara Rangsey 1594 Gunningham Ave. San Jose, CA 95122 Contact Tel.: (408) 771-7937 (408) 693-6047 (408) 314-6929 (408) 923-2166  | ||||
| Khmer Guardian: Taiwan's EVA airline wants our business ... but not our suggestions Posted: 22 May 2011 11:54 AM PDT Taiwan's EVA airline wants our business ... but not our suggestions http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/56010098?access_key=key-1y16kdohny4nkbdes7cl  | ||||
| Posted: 21 May 2011 11:45 PM PDT  Dear Friends,There are times in our lives when the ups and downs make us want to throw in the towel and call it quits. I have been there, in my personal and political life. In my last years in the Khmer People's National Liberation Front, I stapled a copy of a poem, "Don't Quit," written by an unknown author, on the door of my thatched hut at the Non-Communist Resistance's joint military command: I saw it every morning, during the day, and before bedtime. It lifted my spirits, boosted my morale, and gave me the strength. Years later, a friend from another continent, who had spent time at the Khmer-Thai border with me, was so down that in addition to all the e-mails I wrote to him, I sent a photograph I took of the poem. He read the poem, printed and posted it in his office. Years have passed since, and my friend is still thanking me for the poem. I still find the poem so uplifting today – 30 years after I posted it on my door. So, I am inviting you to spare a few minutes to watch the slide show and read the poem. I took all the photos, and the music is by a respected friend, Dr. Kang Kem, also of another continent. I hope the slide show will be a positive contribution to your life as it has been to mine and to my friend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5h566ky4JI Sincerely, Gaffar Peang-Meth  | ||||
| Closing Order of Case 002 (Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:31 PM PDT In preparation for the start of trial hearings beginning on 27 June 2011 of Case 002 against the surviving Khmer Rouge senior leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith, KI Media is starting a new series in posting installations of the public document of the Closing Order of Case 002. The Closing Order of the Co-Investigating Judges forms the basic document from which all the parties (Co-Prosecutors, Co-Lead Lawyers for all civil parties, Defense Lawyers) will be making their arguments before the Trial Chamber judges (one Cambodian President, 2 Cambodian Judges, 2 UN judges). Up until now, the hearings involving these four surviving senior Khmer Rouge leaders have been in the Pre-Trial Chamber over issues of pre-trial detention and jurisdictional issues. Beginning in June 2011, the Trial Chamber will hear the substantive arguments over the criminal charges (e.g. genocide, crimes against humanity, penal code of 1956). . . . CLOSING ORDER of Co-Investigating Judges You Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde, 15 September 2010 DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CREATION OF THE ECCC II. PROCEDURAL BACKROUND PART ONE: FACTUAL FINDINGS I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND II. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES (CENTRE) III. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES (NATIONAL) IV. COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE V. MILITARY STRUCTURE C. CPK CENTRE MILITARY ORGANS Military Committee of the Central Committee Communication Inside the Divisions VI. ARMED CONFLICT VII. FACTUAL FINDINGS OF JOINT CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE "Purges" VIII. FACTUAL FINDINGS OF CRIMES A. Movement of the Population Movement of the Population from Phnom Penh (Phase 1) Movement of the Population from the Central (Old North), Southwest, West and East Zones (Phase 2) B. WORKSITES AND COOPERATIVES Tram Kok Cooperatives C. SECURITY CENTRES AND EXECUTION SITES Sang Security Centre Kraing Ta Chan Security Centre Au Kanseng Security Centre D. TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC GROUPS Treatment of Buddhists IX. ROLES OF THE CHARGED PERSONS A. NUON CHEA B. IENG SARY Background D. IENG THIRITH PART TWO: APPLICABLE LAW ECCC JURISDICTION DEFINITION OF CRIMES A. GENOCIDE III. MODES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY IV. STANDARD OF EVIDENCE PART THREE: LEGAL FINDINGS I. PERSONAL JURISDICTION II. AMNESTY, PARDON, NE BIS IN IDEM III. GENOCIDE IV. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY A. "CHAPEAU" ELEMENTS Existence of the Attack A. "CHAPEAU" ELEMENTS Existence of an International Armed Conflict Protected Persons B. UNDERLYING OFFENCES CONSTITUTING GRAVE BREACHES OF THE Wilfully Depriving a Prisoner of War or a Civilian the Rights of Fair and Regular Trial VI. LEGAL FINDINGS ON MODES OF RESPONSIBILITY Ieng Sary Joint Criminal Enterprise Conclusion VII. CRIMES PUNISHABLE UNDER THE CAMBODIAN PENAL CODE 1956 PART FOUR: CHARACTER INFORMATION I. NUON CHEA II. IENG SARY III. KHIEU SAMPHAN IV. IENG THIRITH PART FIVE: DISPOSITIVE PART SIX: MAINTENANCE IN DETENTION I. APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL RELEASE OF NUON CHEA II. MAINTENANCE OF THE ACCUSED IN DETENTION  | ||||
| [Thai] Poll: Most people to vote for Pheu Thai Posted: 21 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT 22/05/2011 Bangkok Post More people will vote for the Pheu Thai than for the Democrat Party in the party list or proportional representation system, Suan Dusit Poll revealed on Sunday. The poll was conducted between May 19-22 on 3,584 eligible voters throughout the country. Asked which party they would vote for in the party list system, 41.22 per cent said they would vote for Pheu Thai, 36.88 per cent for the Democrat Party, 3.88 per cent for Bhumjaithai, and 9.27 per cent still undecided.  | ||||
| Yingluck [Shinawatra] pledges war on poverty, drugs Posted: 21 May 2011 11:09 PM PDT
WARM HOMETOWN WELCOME BRINGS PRIME MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE TO TEARS 22/05/2011 Aekarach Sattaburuth Bangkok Post CHIANG MAI : Pheu Thai will put money back into voters' pockets and drive out illicit drugs in 12 months, says its drawcard Yingluck Shinawatra. Launching her campaign in her hometown of Chiang Mai yesterday, Ms Yingluck revived many of the well received policies pursued by her elder brother, Thaksin, when he was prime minister. They were accompanied by bold promises which gave the launch a sense of theatre which some observers said has been lacking from rivals' campaigns so far. In an address to about 15,000 supporters, she said Pheu Thai would tackle poverty and drugs, and make Thais happy again. "How have you been?" she asked party faithful, fighting back tears as she thanked voters for the warm welcome she received. Ms Yingluck, the party's candidate for prime minister, launched her campaign at the Chiang Mai 700 Years indoor stadium before a crowd drawn mainly from Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces, which are Pheu Thai strongholds. A businesswoman who shot to prominence after Thaksin anointed her as his preferred prime ministerial candidate, Ms Yingluck's visit to Chiang Mai recalled a similar high profile one by Thaksin, soon after he became prime minister in 2001. She addressed the crowd in northern dialect with a shaky voice, tears welling in her eyes. "I never expected that my trip back home this time could be so impressive. You have given me such a warm reception _ but how much grander would it be if my brother came himself?" asked Ms Yingluck, who took to the stage about 6pm. Pheu Thai has pledged an amnesty for Thaksin, whose government was overturned by the 2006 coup, and who fled overseas after he was convicted of political corruption. "Have you been happy during the past four to five years? I'm told that your happiness and money in your pockets have disappeared. "The Pheu Thai Party is worried about it. We have to solve people's problems and bring back their happiness. We'll revive our policies from the past and implement them. "We'll announce a new war on drugs. We'll root them out from society in 12 months. "We'll also announce a war on poverty. Poverty will be gone in four years. We'll make sure the 30 baht universal healthcare scheme works again. "We'll also increase the village fund to two million baht for each village," said Ms Yingluck. She wanted moral support from fellow northerners and knew they would help her party win all 10 seats in the province. Ms Yingluck said she would like to visit southern provinces _ traditionally a Democrat stronghold _ but the trip would have to await confirmation from the party's staff that they would be ready to accommodate her. Pheu Thai expected to win more than half the House seats in the July 3 election, and would welcome other parties if it chose to form a coalition government. Ms Yingluck's entourage included non-MP leader Yongyuth Wichaidit, and list candidates Chalerm Yubamrung and Natthawut Saikua. Mr Chalerm and Mr Natthawut, a former leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also addressed the crowd. Somchai Preechasilpakul, a law lecturer from Chiang Mai University, said Ms Yingluck possessed the common touch, and had shown she was able to get on with people from all walks of life. Before her campaign launch, Ms Yingluck and other members of the Shinawatra family paid homage to the shrine of late family members at Rongtham Samakkhee temple in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district. Ms Yingluck also took her team to visit voters at Warorot Market, a major fresh market in Chiang Mai. Somchai Wongsawat, a former prime minister and Ms Yingluck's brother-in-law, said initially he was worried whether businesswoman Ms Yingluck could handle her role as a political leader, as she is a relative newcomer to politics. However, after watching her perform, he was confident that she would be a success, said Mr Somchai. Meanwhile, Surapong Towijakchaikul, a former Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Mai, said Pheu Thai was confident it would win at least eight out of 10 seats in the province. The party was less confident in two constituencies where Noraphon Tantimontri from the Democrat Party and Krai Daptham from the Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party were standing, as they were strong candidates. Mr Surapong said Pheu Thai's chances of winning those seats was 50%.  | ||||
| Thailand prepared to talk with Cambodia over land issue in Paris Posted: 21 May 2011 11:01 PM PDT By NNT Pattaya Mail (Thailand) BANGKOK, 20 May 2011-Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti expressed his readiness in attending a bilateral talk with Cambodia in Paris, adding that the problem began when the Preah Vihear was listed as one of the world's heritage site. According to Mr. Suwit, the talk will be held from 25-26 May, 2011 with Thailand standing firm on addressing the issue by determining the boundary on the Thai-Cambodian border first before a management plan around the temple is proposed. Mr. Suwit said he would refer to how Cambodia had gone and listed the temple the heritage site without settling the demarcation issue with Thailand first. He said this had entailed a series of gunfights in the past couple of years over the frontier. In addition, he is expected to give a summary on the preparation on 23 May, 2011 after seeing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The Natural Resources and Environment Minister further explained that the Cambodian move to list Preah Vihear was unlawful and it failed to recognize the United Nations protocol on world heritage site since the country did not include the management plan around the temple as part of it was still located on the Thai soil. (sic!)  | ||||
| Moeung Son's invitation to the public Posted: 21 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT
I invite you to attend the verdict of the sentence of May 6th, 2011 which will take place May 24th, 2011 at 2.00PM At the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh On the affair of the lightings in temples of Angkor. This verdict is the most important for the image of the justice as well as for the right of the freedom of expression in Cambodia. It is my last chance to return to my homeland. Thank you in advance for your presence. Contact: Moeung Sonn H/P Thailand +6684 7083 055 ---------------- Je vous invite à assister au verdict du jugement du 6 mai 2011 qui aura lieu le 24 mai 2011 à la court d'appel de Phnom Penh sur l'affaire des éclairages au temples d'Angkor. Cet verdict est le plus important pour l'image de la justice ainsi que pour le droit de la liberté d'expression au Cambodge. C'est ma dernière chance de retourner dans mon pays natal. merci d'avance pour votre présence. Moeung Sonn http://www.box.net/shared/5nrb3crnm8  | ||||
| History of the influence of Buddhism in Cambodia - Op-Ed by Ven. Hok Savann Posted: 21 May 2011 08:54 PM PDT | ||||
| Som Niyeay Phorng - Op-Ed by Angkor Borei News Posted: 21 May 2011 08:49 PM PDT | ||||
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| "Lbaeng Peanor" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei Posted: 21 May 2011 07:32 PM PDT   |
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