Court rules politician defamed Cambodian PM
2009-08-04
Associated Press
A Cambodian court found an outspoken opposition legislator guilty Friday of defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen, despite complaints from rights groups that the lawsuit was aimed at silencing critics.
During a closed door hearing Tuesday, Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Sem Sakola found lawmaker Mu Sochua guilty and ordered her to pay 8.5 million riel ($2,000) to the state and another 8 million riel ($1,882) compensation to Hun Sen.
Mu Sochua said the ruling showed that the courts were at the mercy of powerful politicians, an allusion to Hun Sen who dominates the country's political scene.
"I do not accepted the ruling of the court," Mu Sochua said before marching with supporters two miles (three kilometers) to the headquarters her Sam Rainsy Party. "I am a victim in the case. I will continue the fight until justice is provided to me."
During a closed door hearing Tuesday, Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Sem Sakola found lawmaker Mu Sochua guilty and ordered her to pay 8.5 million riel ($2,000) to the state and another 8 million riel ($1,882) compensation to Hun Sen.
Mu Sochua said the ruling showed that the courts were at the mercy of powerful politicians, an allusion to Hun Sen who dominates the country's political scene.
"I do not accepted the ruling of the court," Mu Sochua said before marching with supporters two miles (three kilometers) to the headquarters her Sam Rainsy Party. "I am a victim in the case. I will continue the fight until justice is provided to me."
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