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Cambodian Land Rights Activist's Bail Plea Rejected
Home | News | Cambodia Cambodian Land Rights Activist's Bail Plea Rejected 2013-03-27 Email story Comment on this story Share story Print story Print Share Comment Email cambodia-Bopha-march2013.gif Yorm Bopha (C) with her son at the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, March 27, 2013. Photo: RFA The Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a jailed land rights activist's appeal to be released on bail, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the whole case smacked of political interference and should be thrown out. Yorm Bopha, who had championed the right to housing for residents forcibly evicted from the capital Phnom Penh’s former Boeung Kak Lake neighborhood, had cited health and family reasons to be out of jail pending her appeal on a conviction but presiding judge Khim Ponn The said there was no basis for her application. About 200 villagers protested outside of the court, burning a scale of justice replica, as Yorm Bopha was taken to prison. They yelled, "Corrupt court, hear the cry of villagers.”
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KRT Refuse Government-Middling Probe
The Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Supreme Court Chamber on Monday rejected an appeal from defendant Nuon Chea to investigate claims by a former investigating judge that the tribunal’s work, dismissing the request as an mere stalling tactic.
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Bundith Shooting Case in Svay Rieng Court
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court has finally received the case of Chhouk Bundith, nearly two weeks after the Appeal Court ordered it to try the former Bavet City governor accused of shooting three garments workers during a February 2012 protest outside their factory. A trial date has yet to be set. “We received the case file on Friday last week and we are preparing to sent it to the court director to assign a trail judge, but we don’t know the date for the hearing yet,” court clerk Tep Phalla said yesterday.
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As the Internet Raises Civic Voices In Cambodia, a Struggle Brews Over Net Control
"They will pay attention" "In such cases as the hit and run case, you'll see a lot of impact," says Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. "Because it is not a principle of human rights or on policy, it's one that people can really understand. So they will pay attention, and they will talk about it online — and more importantly, they will talk about it offline."
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Businessman Summonsed Over Alleged Rape-Murder Plot
Khou Chuly , an 83-year-old businessman who founded one of Cambodian’s largest construction firms ,has been summoned to appear alongside his stepdaughter at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court today for questioning over charges that they were accomplices to a planned rape and murder of Mr. Chuly’s own daughter and grandmother .
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Hor Namhong Says Election Will Be Faire
Cambodia’s upcoming July elections will be free and faire even thought opposition leader Sam Rainsy-who is living in self-imposed exile in France to avoid a string of convictions against him-is banned from participating, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said yesterday.
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Government, EU agree on reforms of ECCC
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The government and the European Union (EU) agreed to reform the structures of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal including expenses and staff reduction. The agreement was made after a meeting between Cabinet Minister, Sok An and EU Ambassador to Cambodia, Jean Francois Cautain, at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
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Documents Question Practices of Australian Mining Giant BHP
PHNOM PENH - The head of Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit says there are no complaints filed at the agency against Prime Minister Hun Sen, following a news report in Australia claiming BHP Billiton, a mining company, may have engaged in unfair practices and worked closely with the premier.
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Foreign Minister Adds Voice to Concern Over Aging Khmer Rouge Leaders
PHNOM PENH & WASHINGTON DC - A top Cambodian official says he is worried that two Khmer Rouge leaders are getting old and could die before they see the end of their trial at the UN-backed tribunal. Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told Australia’s ambassador on Tuesday that the age of two defendants—Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan—was of growing concern, following the death this month of Ieng Sary, a spokesman said. The three were on trial for atrocity crimes, including genocide, for their leadership of the regime.
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Doctor Tell KR Tribunal Noun Chea Is Still Fit to Stand Trial
Doctor tell the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday that war crimes suspect Noun Chea was mentally and physically fit to stand trial though they would not be surprised if the frail 86-year-old were to die within the next six months.
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Victims Voice Impatience With KR Tribunal
The Khmer Rouge tribunal has so far failed to deliver, and given the recent death of one of the three accused , the court’s financial woes and the advancing age of the two remaining defendants, there is little optimism that is ever will, victims of the Pol Pot regime said yesterday.
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Nuon Chea Cleared for Trial as Doubt Hangs Over Tribunal
PHNOM PENH & WASHINGTON DC - Jailed Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea does not have health problems that would prevent him from continuing an atrocity crimes trial, experts told the UN-backed tribunal Monday. In a hearing less than a week after the death of another former leader, Ieng Sary, experts said the trial against Nuon Chea should continue.
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Cambodian Polls a ‘Win-Win Situation’ for Opposition
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that his party will get an indirect boost in July elections even if he is not allowed to return to contest in the polls. The president of the National Rescue Party (NRP) united opposition coalition told RFA's Khmer Service that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government would be in shambles if it was returned to power without implementing election reforms or allowing him to contest in the polls. “Participating in the election would be ideal, but if I can't participate, it would be good too in a way,” Sam Rainsy said.
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Only CPP can ensure political stability
KAMPONG CHAM (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Prime Minister said Tuesday only the Cambodian People’s Party is able to ensure and maintain lasting political stability in the country. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony for the Toul Sophy Secondary School in the district of Ou Rang Ov, he said we have to think about peace first before we can talk about development, development can't be achieved without peace.
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Norway Donates $1 M to Cash-Strapped KR Tribunal
The Norwegian government has given about $ 1 million to the international side of Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC), the court announced yesterday.
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Hun Sen, minimum wage discussions not final
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Prime Minister said Tuesday there will be another discussion about the increase of minimum wages for factory workers. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony for the Toul Sophy Secondary School in the district of Ou Rang Ov, he said around 500,000 to 600,000 people are working in garment sector, and the minimum wage has been increased to $80 while it was only between $30 to $40 before. "We will continue discussions involving the three partners to talk about minimum wage issues in our garment sector," he said.
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Police Refute NGO’s of Raid on Christian Orphanage
Authorities yesterday disputed reports by anti-trafficking NGO Sisha that Friday’s closure of a Christian-funded orphanage in Phnom Penh was the result of a police raid and instead said the closure was in response to a peal for help from the 71-year-old Australian owner of the orphanage.
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Khmer Rouge ‘Brother Number Two’ Seen Fit for Trial
Nuon Chea, the former notorious Khmer Rouge regime’s chief ideologist, is fit to stand trial for war crimes and genocide, medical experts told Cambodia’s U.N.-backed tribunal on Monday, following calls to speed up the court’s proceedings after co-defendant Ieng Sary’s death. But Nuon Chea’s defense lawyer told the court that the 86-year-old “Brother Number Two” to ruthless Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot could not stand trial because he is in critical condition and suffering from high blood pressure, constipation, and muscle problems. “My client’s health condition is deteriorating and if the court forces him to stand trial, it would be a form of abuse,” lawyer Son Arun said.
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Civil party in case 002 express concern
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Some of the 3,000 civil party members, of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal involved case 002, convened to hold a press conference on Monday. The conference taking place at Adhoc’s central office in Phnom Penh aimed to express their concerns to donors, the United Nation, the Cambodian government, and the Khmer Rouge Court, over the procedures needed in the trials.
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Monitor , Election Committee Spar Over Voter List Flaws
The U.S based National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Friday defended itself against government claim that its recent audit of the country’s voter registry was flawed, insisting that the National Election Committee (NEC) had failed to understand the content of the damning report and the auditing process.
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