Mu Sochua answering reporters' questions04 August 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
After the Phnom Penh municipal court issued its verdict against SRP MP Mu Sochua, whose parliamentary immunity was lifted by the National Assembly, and it declared that she lost in the defamation lawsuit brought up by Hun Xen, Mrs. Mu Sochua indicated that the court verdict was not based on the law, but it rather a political sentence.
Mrs. Mu Sochua told reporters on Tuesday morning, following the court verdict ordering her to pay a fine and a compensation to Hun Xen for a total amount of 16.5 million riels, that in the decision handed down by the Phnom Penh municipal court, the judge did not use her conscience nor the law to judge this case for her.
Mu Sochua said: “Today’s decision of the PPenh municipal court is a decision which I can see clearly that it was done according to an order issued by politicians, and this decision turned the innocent people into those who are sentenced instead.”
Mu Sochua added that the decision is political and it is not based on the law, and she said that the verdict is not one provided by a fair tribunal at all. The court decision is ordered by people in the high echelon. She said: “I regret very much that I did not receive justice in front of the law because the judicial system in Cambodia is not independent and neutral, and it is filled with influence from those politicians in power.”
She added: “A fair trial is an important goal that must be defended by a lawyer of my choice, not one who is pressured by politics. Therefore, the sentence handed down earlier is not one stemming from a trial, it is only an order issued by a politician. The sentence in which I lost while I am a victim is not acceptable by me.”
She said: “I demand justice. My stance remains the same, as long as I do not receive justice, I will continue to fight for justice. The court injustice and the political travesty of the judicial system affect so many innocent Cambodians, for a very long time already.”
Mu Sochua added that even if the SRP agrees to pay her fine, she still continues her case in court until she receives justice, and this justice is not only just for herself, but it is for all the population.
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Mrs. Mu Sochua told reporters on Tuesday morning, following the court verdict ordering her to pay a fine and a compensation to Hun Xen for a total amount of 16.5 million riels, that in the decision handed down by the Phnom Penh municipal court, the judge did not use her conscience nor the law to judge this case for her.
Mu Sochua said: “Today’s decision of the PPenh municipal court is a decision which I can see clearly that it was done according to an order issued by politicians, and this decision turned the innocent people into those who are sentenced instead.”
Mu Sochua added that the decision is political and it is not based on the law, and she said that the verdict is not one provided by a fair tribunal at all. The court decision is ordered by people in the high echelon. She said: “I regret very much that I did not receive justice in front of the law because the judicial system in Cambodia is not independent and neutral, and it is filled with influence from those politicians in power.”
She added: “A fair trial is an important goal that must be defended by a lawyer of my choice, not one who is pressured by politics. Therefore, the sentence handed down earlier is not one stemming from a trial, it is only an order issued by a politician. The sentence in which I lost while I am a victim is not acceptable by me.”
She said: “I demand justice. My stance remains the same, as long as I do not receive justice, I will continue to fight for justice. The court injustice and the political travesty of the judicial system affect so many innocent Cambodians, for a very long time already.”
Mu Sochua added that even if the SRP agrees to pay her fine, she still continues her case in court until she receives justice, and this justice is not only just for herself, but it is for all the population.
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