Interesting article Tim, there was no thank god he won the case. It seems he expected and demanded to win the lawsuite plus the coming two elections. Mu Sochua's battle with him was a good one for the publics to see the darkness side of Hun Sen.
He is over arrogant, confident and he thinks he can live forever. He won the case, but his speeches will bring him down in popularity to his donors when he said he is able to silence all the oppositions in just 2 hours, meaning to forces to arrest them when he said forget about run & hide. He is untouchable, the United Nations should abandon the election monitors process as Hun Sen is giving a hint that he will forces to rule even he lose an election. sf11 On Aug 13, 7:15 pm, [email protected] wrote: > _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxrDjmeQqGI_ > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxrDjmeQqGI) > PM warns opponents away from lawsuits > > Thursday, 13 August 2009 15:04 Meas Sokchea > > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/component/option,com_mailto/li... > 5hbC1uZXdzL3BtLXdhcm5zLW9wcG9uZW50cy1hd2F5LWZyb20tbGF3c3VpdHMuaHRtbA==/tmpl , > component/) > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009081327732/National-news/pm...) > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/pdf/2009081327732/National-new... > y-from-lawsuits.pdf) > > Photo by: Sovan Philong > Hun Sen appearing at a graduation ceremony on Wednesday. > > Hun Sen says verdict against Mu Sochua a lesson to critics. > > PRIME Minister Hun Sen has spoken out for the first time about his recent > legal victory over opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua, which he said should > serve as a warning to anyone else who might consider suing him. > > "If you want to play legal games, I will also play legal games," he said > during a graduation ceremony at the Royal University of Law and Economics on > Wednesday. > > "If you play political games, I will also play political games. And if you > play military games, I will also play military games." > > Hun Sen said he would be able to silence all opposition voices "in only > two hours" if he decided to use force rather than file complaints in court. > > "You wouldn't be able to run," he said. "All of you would be arrested." > > On August 4, Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Mu Sochua guilty of > defamation and ordered her to pay 8.5 million riels (US$2,028) in fines and 8 > million riels ($1,909) in compensation to the prime minister. > > The case stemmed from a speech Hun Sen gave on April 4 in Kampot province. > Mu Sochua, a Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian, said the premier made > derogatory references to her in the speech and filed defamation charges > against > him. > > Her case was thrown out, but Hun Sen's countersuit was allowed to proceed, > resulting in last week's verdict. > > The prime minister's legal attack - along with other defamation suits > launched against the government's critics - drew sharp criticism from a > number > of groups, including the European Union, which said they represented a > weakening of democracy in Cambodia. > > "External groups, please listen closely," Hun Sen said during Wednesday's > address. > > "If you do not sue me, then I will not file a countersuit." > > Hun Sen went on to criticise civil society groups as "servants" and > "spokespeople" for opposition political parties. > > Commenting on the current Cambodian People's Party majority in the > National Assembly, which was further cemented during last year's elections, > Hun > Sen said he could continue serving as prime minister even if the CPP lost 10 > seats in both the 2012 and 2017 elections. "So, all of you opposition > groups, check your age," he said. > > "However long you can live, I can accompany you to the end." > > Strong reaction > Hun Sen's comments drew criticism from both opposition politicians and > civil society actors. SRP lawmaker and spokesman Yim Sovann said it was > inappropriate for the premier to talk about using the military against the > opposition. > > "If he wants to use the armed forces to fight a broader enemy, that is > fine, but to fight opposition parties is not right," he said. > > Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha said there were many issues - > including poverty, land disputes and corruption - that could potentially > bring > down the CPP so long as elections were free and fair. > > "Whether the CPP wins or loses depends on the election system," he said. > > Yeng Virak, executive director of the Community Legal Education Centre, > said Hun Sen's comments about civil society groups misrepresented their work > in Cambodia. > > "We have worked with everyone," he said. 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