Week 557

Monday, 21.4.2008: Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong Sues Mr. Sam Rainsy

The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 557

“Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hor Namhong plans to sue Sam Rainsy Party president Mr. Sam Rainsy for linking him to the Khmer Rouge leadership.

“Mr. Sin Bunthoeun, the chief of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [and International Cooperation], said in the afternoon of 19 April 2008 that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hor Namhong will prepare documents to sue Mr. Sam Rainsy for exaggerating the facts about him. Mr. Sin Bunthoeun said, ‘H.E. Hor Namhong is also a victim, and his two sisters who returned from France were detained in the Boeng Trabaek Prison and were later taken to be killed at Choeung Ek.’ Mr. Sin Bunthoeun said that Mr. Hor Namhong plans to hold a Buddhist ceremony to commemorate his two sisters soon.

“The chief of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not know yet how much compensation Mr. Hor Namhong will demand from Mr. Sam Rainsy; he only said that Mr. Hor Namhong will meet his lawyer, Mr. Kar Savuth, on Monday and discuss it with him.

“Mr. Hor Namhong has planned to sue Mr. Sam Rainsy after the opposition party president accused him on 17 April 2008 at the Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial in a Buddhist ceremony to commemorate victims of Khmer Rouge. Local newspapers quoted Mr. Sam Rainsy’s speech, which said that Mr. Hor Namhong was the chief of Boeng Trabaek Prison. He continued that to become the chief of the Boeng Trabaek Prison was not by chance, unless one was authorized by the Khmer Rouge. The chief of the prison was very powerful. Mr. Sam Rainsy also accused the Cambodian government of not wanting the trial of the [former] Khmer Rouge leaders to happen. He also used the occasion to push for the Khmer Rouge trials to be held soon.

“In the afternoon of 19 April 2008, Rasmei Kampuchea tried to contact Mr. Sam Rainsy by phone but could not reach him. His assistant just responded that Mr. Sam Rainsy is at present in the United States of America, and he will return to Cambodia on 29 April 2008.

“It is known that previously, Mr. Hor Namhong won two cases, against the former King Norodom Sihanouk, and against the The Cambodia Daily over accusations that he was the chief of Boeng Trabaek Prison of Khmer Rouge times.” Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4568, 20-21.4.2008

Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Monday, 21 April 2008


Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.7, #1620, 20-21.4.2008

  • World Bank Plans to Provide Aid for Good Governance in Cambodia
  • UN Official [Assistant Secretary-General, Controller, of the UN, Mr. Warren Sach] Interested in Speed of Seeking Justice for Genocide Victims


Khmer Amatak, Vol.9, #572, 21.4.2008

  • Removal of the Thief Who Stole from the Nation [Telecom Cambodia general-director] Nhek Kosol Vithyea by Hun Sen Makes Employees in Telecom Cambodia Feel Released


Khmer Machas Srok, Vol.2, #137, 20-22.4.2008

  • [Funcinpec secretary-general] Nhek Bun Chhay Explained that Funcinpec Will Be Able to Retain the 26 Seats


Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.15, #3439, 21.4.2008

  • Mr. Sam Rainsy Asks the Cambodian People’s Party President [and Senate president] Chea Sim to Push for Calling an Extraordinary Session [of the National Assembly] to Adopt the Anti-Corruption Law
  • The Track of Human Rights Violations in Cambodia and in China Are Worrying


Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4568, 20-21.4.2008

  • Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong Sues Mr. Sam Rainsy
  • [Former Khmer Republic President] Lon Nol’s Son [Lon Rith] Arrived in Phnom Penh [on 20 April 2008] to Enter Politics
  • Cambodia Lacks Direct Flights from China and Europe Which Have Potential for Tourism


Samleng Yuvachun Khmer, Vol.15, #3290, 20-21.4.2008

  • Funcinpec Seeks Possibility to Join with Sam Rainsy Party

Have a look at last week’s editorial: How irrational emotions may be a block to see reality and its challenges

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