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 Now, the law suit against him was withdrawn by the government after the government received his appology letter.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.

DEFAMING LAW CASES BETWEEN MOU SOKHUA AND HUN SEN

After a speech in Kampot Province stated by Prime Minister Hun Sen, Mou Sokhua, the opposition law maker stated that she would sue Hun Sen for defaming case as he critised her during his speech. After a statement made and the news press held in Head Quater of Sam Rainsy Party, she and here lawyer, Mr. Kong Sam On submit her sue to the Phnom Penh Court. After the case submitted the court stated that the case is dismissed with the reason that Hun Sen stated without mentioneding the name of the person he referred to. So there's no point to take action on that.

Please take a tour to his speech. He didn't mentioned on the name of the person her referred to but we can see that it's clear enough to acknowledge that he referred to Mou Sokhua as he mentoined that there's one lady law maker from the opposition party who represent for Kampot Province strongly critisized his government during the election campaign. He also mentioned that the lady lawyer she mentioned didn't aim to anyone because there are lady law makers from his party in Kampot Province also. Yes, even there are lady law makers from his party but his party's law maker would never critise their own party.

With this reason, we can see that he did referred to Mou Sokhua which the court should take this base to take action on Mou Sokhua's petition. They should not dismiss the case.