> Reading your article “Three more sought in removal of post at Svay Rieng > border” (January 4) broke my heart. > > The villagers should be congratulated and taken care of by the government > for their courage in publicly claiming their ownership of the rice paddies > and denouncing the violation of their territory by Vietnamese authorities > who have mismanaged the process of demarcating the border. Instead, as > unbelievable as it may sound, these five farmers face a terrifying fate and > the loss of their status as “good” citizens. >
Look at their acts. They have done something on their own hands along with Sam Rainsy. Did they do the right thing? Look at it yourself. A small group of people disagree with border demarkation along with their leader, Sam Rainsy. They acted illegally whether you like it or not. They did a wrong thing. Actually, they did it to demonstarte their disagreement with the government. Be serious about it. Doing a wrong thing to correct a wrong thing would never work. Sam Rainsy and that small group of people did just that. Now they are facing their consequences. Oh ask those people this. They did it along with Sam Rainsy in that village. Now, they all are in trouble including Sam Rainsy. WHERE IS SAM RAINSY TODAY? How about those people in the group? Where are they today? > There have been different interpretations of this story within the media, > but at the end of the day, no one can deny the truth: Cambodian people > living along the borders with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam no longer dare > voice their concerns about neighbouring countries encroaching on their > territory and stealing their land for fear of reprisals. > No one can say that Cambodian neighbors have not moved into Cambodian territory. However, there is an agreement between Cambodian government and Vietnamese government on this demarkation. We will never find the demarkation to please everyone. So what is the best result. The two countries have to work it out. Until then the people will struggle. > On one hand, the government may have good reason to accuse opposition leader > Sam Rainsy of acting as a provocateur in bringing news of Vietnam’s > mismanagement of border posts to the public. But on the other hand, the > government is following a course of action that could rob Cambodia of its > strength as a nation and destroy the immunity of every parliamentarian. > My friend, Sam Rainsy lead that small group of people to rise against the decision of his own government. What do you think that the government would do? Let us say that Sam Rainsy is the prime minister of Cambodia today. What would he do if Hun Sen did like that? Is prime minister Sam Rainsy going to ignore the illegal act against his government? > At the grassroots level, Cambodian people living along the border will no > longer dare to stand up and protest against the theft of their land by > neighbouring countries. At the national level, parliamentarians – both > government and opposition – will lose confidence in their abilities to serve > the genuine interests of the people. > They cannot stand up for their right. The government cannot please all of those people at once. Nor the government can find a solution to make them happy on both side. There is no way. The agreement between Vietnam and Cambodia is set a fire storm. Some are happy and some are not. The government has no position to win on this position. That's honest. Don't tell me that prime minister Sam Rainsy would do any better. This situation has no winning in sight. > The government must evaluate the situation fairly if it is to effecctively > represent the nation’s interests. I would like to appeal to the government > to restore the prowess of elected parliamentarians and allow them to fulfil > their duties, which are more important than those of the lower court of Svay > Rieng. I would also like to appeal to the government to drop all charges > against the five farmers – Prak Chea, Neang Phally, Prak Koeun, Meas Srey > and Prom Chea – and release them without condition. > Sam Rainsy is dead. He acted on his own hands against his own government in his own country. He created that opportunity for those who hate him to be able to destroy him. He miscalculated his act. Actually, he is a stupid leader to act like that. > Sophan Seng > University of Hawaii > And what does it make you to be since you have studied in the University of Hawaii? Are you smarter than others? Are you always right since you are a student of an American university? By the way, are you living in Cambodia as a real Cambodian?
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