Police Suppressed around 3,000 Workers in Dangkor

On 25 June 2009, approximately 3000 garment factory workers held demonstration in order to demand for changing director of a union was suppressed with electronic shock and gun by 100 Chom Chao district police officers at Sky High Garment factory. During the protest, at least 20 people was beaten and hurt. The other 19 had seriously been physically assaulted with their electric buttons before they were arrested and sent to Dangkor police office in order to ask them to stop leading workers to continually protest against the factory.

Mondulkiri Police Banned Rights Group from Meeting with Ethnic Minority

On May 23, 2009 around 10 NGOs were banned by local police in Tangtes commune, Pichreada district, Mondulkiri from doing research and meeting with local villagers in 2 villages, Trangtes and Ratek village of the above area. Those 10 NGOs included ADHOC, CCC, World Vision, DPA, NTLP, YRDP, IACT, CED, CLEC and Sor Sor Troung.

Mu Sochua Barred from IPU Regional Seminar

Repeated things, once again Mrs. Mu Sochua, SRP lawmaker was prevented from attending the “Regional Seminar on the Role of Parliaments in Promoting Peaceful and Sustainable Societies in South East Asia,” at Inter-Continental Hotel on March 9, 2009. The seminar was co-sponsored by the National Assembly, the Senate and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU); and the objective was as well for elected members of parliament from South East Asia to discuss issues that were prevalent in post-war societies and on conflict resolutions and the role of Parliament during and after conflict.

Mu Sochua Barred from Event

On Thursday, February 5, 2009 Mrs. Mu Sochua, SRP lawmaker was banned by some Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit from her way to participate in a government sponsored forum on “How Cambodia will deal with the global economic crisis”.

Hun Sen Warned Sam Rainsy over NEC Fine

The president of SRP Mr. Sam Rainsy was sued by the National Election Committee for his criticizing the Cambodian People Party (CPP) during the national election campaign, July 2008. He was found guilty and demanded to pay 10 million Riels (US$2,500) for compensation because the case was rightfully a criminal matter. The matter had been sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, which asked the National Assembly to revoke Sam Rainsy’s immunity so that the court could implement the case.

SRP Lawmaker (Ho Vann) Summoned for Questioning over Defamation

On 25 May 2009, municipal court Deputy Prosecutor Sok Roeun was invited SRP lawmaker Ho Vann to appear at the court on June 5 for questioning over allegations of “defamation and incitement to case felony-misdemeanor crime successfully and incitement to cause felony-misdemeanor crime successfully and incitement to cause felony-misdemeanor crime unsuccessfully.” This invitation responded to the lawsuit filed by two lawyers, Kheng Ly and Taing Meng Sroy, on behaft of the 22 RCAF officers who received the decrees from the Vietnamese military. The cause of the lawsuit against Ho Vann is his criticism expression toward the 22 RCAF officers who received the decrees from the Vietnamese military.

Kong Sam Onn, Hua Lawyer Faced Bar Inspection

After the press conference on 23 April 2009, Mr. Kong Sam Onn, a lawyer representing MP Mu Sochua in her defamation against Prime Minister Hun Sen could be suspended from his legal professional if the Bar Association of the kingdom of Cambodia will find him guilty on violation of the code of ethics for lawyer.