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In Tributes and Honors for Dr. Kem Ley
Courtesy: Dr. Kem Ley Page in Facebook
ថ្ងៃនេះ ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានិងកូនចៅរបស់គេកំពុងជូតទឹកភ្នែកនៅចំពោះមុខរាងកាយប្រឡាក់ឈាមស្តូកស្តឹងរបស់លោកបណ្ឌិតកែម ឡី ដែលជាអ្នកសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវជាន់ខ្ពស់និងជាអ្នកវិភាគសង្គម។ នៅកណ្តាលថ្ងៃចែស វេលាម៉ោងប្រមាណ៩ព្រឹក នៃថ្ងៃទី១០ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ ខ្មាន់កាំភ្លើងម្នាក់ដើរចូលយ៉ាងក្លាហានបាញ់ប្រហារបណ្ឌិតកែមឡីនៅក្នុងហ្គារាស់សាំងកាល់តិចស្ថិតក្នុងកណ្តាលក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។ លោកបណ្ឌិតកែម ឡីគឺជាអ្នកសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវជាន់ខ្ពស់ដែលគួរអោយកត់សំគាល់ដំបូងគេដែលត្រូវបានឃាតករខ្មាន់កាំភ្លើងដៃដល់បាញ់សំឡាប់បន្ទាប់ពីមេដឹកនាំសហជីពជា វិជ្ជា អ្នកបរិសដ្ឋានឈុត វុទ្ធី តារាកុនអ្នកនាងពិសិទ្ធិ ពលិការ អ្នកសារពត៍មានជូ ជេដ្ឋារិទ្ធិនិងឃឹម សម្បូរ ជាដើម ត្រូវបានខ្មាន់កាំភ្លើងដៃឯកបាញ់សំឡាប់ទាំងកណ្តាលថ្ងៃចែសបន្សល់ទុកនូវគំនរភស្តុតាងជាសាធារណៈនូវនិទណ្ឌភាពដ៏គួរអោយរន្ធត់។
៚ប្រជាជនខ្មែរជាង១៤លាននាក់មិនអាចរស់នៅក្រោមទិដ្ឋភាពគំរាមកំហែងជីវិតដូចនេះទេ នៅពេលដែលមនុស្សមួយក្តាប់តូចដែលកាន់កាប់ក្បាលម៉ាសុីនរដ្ឋបន្តការដឹកនាំតាមបែបក្រុមម៉ាស្យ៉ាតាមរយះអំពើរឃាតកម្មដូចគ្នានេះតែបន្តស្ថិតក្នុងបញ្ជីនិទណ្ឌភាពដ៏ច្រើនលើសលប់និងគួរអោយភ័យរន្ធត់។
៚ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាត្រូវតែលប់បំបាត់ចោលការដឹកនាំតាមបែបម៉ាស្យ៉ានេះចេញ ដោយនាំយកបុគ្គលទទួលខុសត្រូវរឿងឃាតកម្មអោយចុះចេញពីអំណាចដើម្បីធ្វើអោយប្រាកដថានិទណ្ឌភាពនឹងមិនមែនជាការគំរាមកំហែងដល់សុវត្ថិភាពជីវិតនិងការរស់នៅចិញ្ចឹមជីវិតប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់ពួកគេ។
៚ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានិងយុវជនទាំងឡាយបានរៀនសូត្រនិងយល់ច្បាស់អំពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់នៃអ្នកដឹកនាំប្រទេសដែលពោរពេញទៅដោយជំងឺឆ្កួតអំណាចលីលាដែលកំពុងតែសិ្ថតនៅជាវិជ្ជមានក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
Today, Cambodian people and their children are wiping tears in front of bloody body of Dr. Kem Ley who is an academician and social analyst. In broad daylight of July 10, 2016 at around 9:00am, gun man walked bravely to shoot Dr. Kem Ley to death inside a Caltex gas bar in the heart of Phnom Penh city. Dr. Kem Ley is the first remarkable higher education researcher is shot to death after trade unionist Chea Vichea, environmentalist Chhut Vutthy, actress Piseth Pillika, journalist Chou Chetharith and Khem Sambo, etc. were gunned down in broad daylight with tantamount public evidence of impunity.
៚More than 14 million Cambodian people could not be living within this high stake of life intimidation while few upper-hand echelon are free to conduct gangster-styled leadership through these most recorded-killing lists of impunity.
៚Cambodia needs to demolish gangster-styled leadership by bringing those responsible entities to step down from power so that impunity is not a bombarded threat to life security and daily living of all Cambodian people.
៚Cambodian people and youths have learnt great lesson and experiences on how danger excessive paranoid leaders are remained existing in Cambodia?
MP Kennedy Steward of Canada supported The CEROC Canada
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 68
Mr. Sophan Seng and MP Kennedy Steward
This part (68) was broadcasted on June 06, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng described on his effort to lobby Canada’s government to support Cambodians overseas especially Cambodian-Canadian citizens whose campaign for rights to vote in Cambodia elections must be endorsed.
Through meeting with MP Kennedy Steward who is Burnaby caucus chair of NDP’s opposition party, Kennedy delightfully endorsed by accepting signatures and make a speech out loud to demand for collective support in the Parliament Hill of Canada in the next parliamentary session of commencement.
Crisis of Constitutional Audacity of Cambodia
CRISIS OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUDACITY OF CAMBODIA
Abstract:
At the present, Cambodia political landscape is heading towards constitutional crisis as two official political parties ie. CPP and CNRP have faced challenges on comprehension and implementation of many articles within the Constitution.
As the matter of fact, government-led party CPP interpreted article 80 differently from CNRP on “Parliamentary Impunity”. Hence, the interpretation has happened solely after the Constitution violations were already triggered. For instance, Prime Minister voiced his public rhetoric in many places on arresting or jailing law-makers, news report wrote adamantly on his direct control over arresting Senator Hong Sok Hour and many other figures. Strategists expressed ideas on arresting and jailing dissents and law-makers of Premier as “three steps ahead” such as 1. outpacing all his comrades within the party, 2. disengaging all responsible bodies to ensure constitutionality, 3. leaving opposition party in limbo in catching up their democratic procedures and principal. Premier has played direct role to conduct his political strategies to disengage and to threaten both legal practitioners and law-abiders within his party. As a result, every legal practitioner and law-abider are silent allowing few individuals to interpret laws that could fit well with those initial activities. The initial activities were called by Cambodian popular adage as “cutting head to fit with hat” approach. And the Premier has created “claws” to back up his “political plans”, those claws are grade-one loyalists whom are emerged as “kin relationship”, not “common interest relationship” per se.
Considering “Constitution” as “Head”, such reversal approach is devastating to the nation in short term and future sustainability. Constitutional crisis is in disarray as the body to ensure constitutionality ie. “Constitutional Council” has displayed bad image on “trust”, “impartiality”, and “ability” to work independently and professionally.
The inability to seek competent body to solve issue on “Constitutional Crisis” shall result in: 1- strong built-up concentrated power and consolidated personality regime deadly confronts with principles of democracy, 2- emerging political violence stemming from “black” and “white” politics or “confrontational” regime scenario in which 55 laws-makers of CNRP has likely been forced to give up parliamentary building by going back to street protesting and activism.
Case Study:
Putting aside Weberian school on “Institution” building, or Rousseau’s thought on “Social Contract” principality, I am found comments from CNRP-NA intriguing.
First comment (please click on this link to read the entire comment) on “Parliamentary Impunity” as Article 80 stated “Members of the National Assembly shall enjoy parliamentary immunity. No Member of the National Assembly shall be prosecuted, detained or arrested because of opinions expressed in the exercise of his/her duties. A Member of the National Assembly may only be prosecuted, arrested or detained with the permission of the National Assembly or by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly between sessions, except in case of flagrant delicto offences. In that case, the competent authority shall immediately report to the National Assembly or to the Standing Committee and request permission. The decision of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be submitted to the National Assembly at its next session, for approval by a two thirds majority vote of all Members of the National Assembly. In any case, the detention or prosecution of a Member of the National Assembly shall be suspended if the National Assembly requires that the detention or prosecution be suspended by a three quarter majority vote of all Members of the National Assembly“.
The comment sought understanding of “flagrant delicto”, “due processes of law”, “due diligence and professionalism” of legal practitioners, and “presumption of innocence” etc. More than this, many articles within the ratified Constitution has not been undertaken by the incumbent government which posed questions on “political will” to conduct governance and administration diligently or to comply with the laws.
Second comment (please click on this link to read the whole comment) on “Constitutional Interpretation” conducted by the Ministry of Justice is one of the visible violation on constitutionality especially not only Article 80 that has been violated, the interpretation ignored the duty and ability of the “Constitutional Council” as stated in Article 136 (new). The comment also articulated on how Premier has conducted his political career through repeated contraventions on “Constitution” without having mechanism to handle with. It seems both official parties: CPP and CNRP are lacking comprehension to value “national interest as supremacy” by allowing individual Premier to beat the drum and select his own dancing tune inside his private studio room without worrying any legal reprisal.
Recommendation:
As nation means collective social, political and economic burden, individual or spatial activity to claim responsibility of this nation is not due at all. To ensure such claim in concrete implementation, Cambodia is in need “Institution” that is built by and complied with “Constitution”. Thus, any one who has violated the Constitution must be trialed or having mechanism to trial those. Constitution is the supreme law to ensure workable institution, but if each political party is shortage in Institution Implementation within their parties, it is in vain as well.
The legal accusations towards NEC’s high ranking officers is a threat to democracy
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 66
Op-Ed: The CEROC
Rong Chhun
Ny Chariya
This part (66) broadcasted by CMN Radio on May 23rd, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng articulated on the ongoing interference of the Cambodia government-led party CPP towards the independent court as the court has executed Ny Chariya, secretary of National Election Committee (NEC), after pro-government Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) interrogated and detained him.
At the present, Rong Chhun who is member of nine high ranking officers of NEC was also reopened the past expiry case involving his status of President of Independent Teachers Association accused by the government on minimum wage protesting by the garment workers in 2014.
Both legal accusations towards NEC’s officers government suspected on their performance is a grave threatening towards the success of next commune election 2017 and national election 2018.