DEFECTION TO CPP TO AVOID LAW CASE?

Recently, at least two pro-opposition party personels defected to support the CPP after they were sued by the Government, especially by the Prime Minister Hun Sen. Both of them are Mr. Kong Sam On, the former lawyer to Mou Sokhua, now defected to CPP and another one is Mr. Dam Sith, the Director of Monakseka Khmer that was wellknown as pro-opposistion party newspaper.

Mr. Kong Sam ON was sued by the Government about defaming case. The sue case happened after he joined the press with Mou Sokhua at Sam Rainsy Party's Headquarter. During the case was being actioned by the court, he also face of loosing the job as lawyer because Mr. Ka Savuth, the Governmnet's lawyer also submitted the petition to Cambodia Lawyer Committee. Now, the law suit against him was withdrawn by the government after the government received his appology letter. According to the local news paper, he also defected to join CPP.

After the government decided to withdraw the law case against Mr. Kong Sam On, there was another news reported that Mr. Dam Sith decided to write an appology letter to Hun Sen to finish the law suit against him. The news reported addistionally that Mr. Dam Sith decided to stop printing his news paper that always critised the government led by CPP.

With this two cases, it shows that the government is trying to shut up the opposition voice. If the purpose of the government is like what mentioned above, Cambodia is on the way to be under communism instead of democrat.