Voice of Cambodian Children (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} khmerchildren) wrote,@ 2007-08-30 11:35:00 |
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Trails and Tribulation
Sidney Liang
www.cambodianvoices.org
In recent days, there were too many distractions to Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Especially with the request to suspend the immunity of King Norodom Sihanouk so that he could be investigate and prosecute for his roles during the era. In many sense, all of these could only be just to distract, sway, and infringe upon the very works of the judges, investigators, prosecutors, and all others who are committed to bring those responsible for the atrocity of killing over 2.4 millions innocent Cambodians to JUSTICE. While the request is legitimate and rightly so but, in my opinion, I think the request is without methods within the direction from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (http://www.eccc.gov.kh/). The ECCC should be the platform in which victims and perpetrators can seek information, permission, direction, and how to ascertain the procedural process in requesting and gathering evidence for trial to prosecute or defend themselves. My question is; has there been a formal indictment from the ECCC to prosecute or seek prosecution of King Norodom Sihanouk? Have all the names of those five or six people being charged been revealed? Why is the sudden certainty that his name is not in there? There are so many unknown or lack of information from the ECCC. While everyone, groups, or organizations can requests and say anything, but the formal request to lift immunity of person/people to charge for certain crimes must come from the courts (in this case the ECCC) and always followed by credible evidences, especially crime against humanity such as during the Khmer Rouge era. Without indictment from the court, an innocent person and good name can be smeared and assumed guilty and a guilty person or perpetrator can walk free because of technicality.
Whatever it seems like, while the ECCC locates in Cambodia, we must let it be independence from the Cambodian government. We must give credits to the national and internal judges who work so hard in trying to find some sort of closure to the holocaust of the dead and the living dead for many Cambodians. The court of public opinions and uninformed approaches could hamper the infantile work of the Cambodian national reconciliation, peace, and security of the ECCC. For these past several days, everyone has had their say in seeking to lift or defending to keep the IMMUNITY of King Norodom Sihanouk. Everyone can say anything and they have, but only the ECCC can make the difference. I say, if it related to the ECCC then talk to the ECCC and make it stick. Otherwise, why brings this up? What is the real cause of this stir up?
The combination of many waves of the eastern and western sea can create a giant tsunami, yet the sea is the sea.
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Sidney Liang
www.cambodianvoices.org
In recent days, there were too many distractions to Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Especially with the request to suspend the immunity of King Norodom Sihanouk so that he could be investigate and prosecute for his roles during the era. In many sense, all of these could only be just to distract, sway, and infringe upon the very works of the judges, investigators, prosecutors, and all others who are committed to bring those responsible for the atrocity of killing over 2.4 millions innocent Cambodians to JUSTICE. While the request is legitimate and rightly so but, in my opinion, I think the request is without methods within the direction from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (http://www.eccc.gov.kh/). The ECCC should be the platform in which victims and perpetrators can seek information, permission, direction, and how to ascertain the procedural process in requesting and gathering evidence for trial to prosecute or defend themselves. My question is; has there been a formal indictment from the ECCC to prosecute or seek prosecution of King Norodom Sihanouk? Have all the names of those five or six people being charged been revealed? Why is the sudden certainty that his name is not in there? There are so many unknown or lack of information from the ECCC. While everyone, groups, or organizations can requests and say anything, but the formal request to lift immunity of person/people to charge for certain crimes must come from the courts (in this case the ECCC) and always followed by credible evidences, especially crime against humanity such as during the Khmer Rouge era. Without indictment from the court, an innocent person and good name can be smeared and assumed guilty and a guilty person or perpetrator can walk free because of technicality.
Whatever it seems like, while the ECCC locates in Cambodia, we must let it be independence from the Cambodian government. We must give credits to the national and internal judges who work so hard in trying to find some sort of closure to the holocaust of the dead and the living dead for many Cambodians. The court of public opinions and uninformed approaches could hamper the infantile work of the Cambodian national reconciliation, peace, and security of the ECCC. For these past several days, everyone has had their say in seeking to lift or defending to keep the IMMUNITY of King Norodom Sihanouk. Everyone can say anything and they have, but only the ECCC can make the difference. I say, if it related to the ECCC then talk to the ECCC and make it stick. Otherwise, why brings this up? What is the real cause of this stir up?
The combination of many waves of the eastern and western sea can create a giant tsunami, yet the sea is the sea.
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