Government official calls HRW’s Brad Adams “Forest Thief wanting to destroy peace and development in Cambodia”
Friday 14 Jan 2011
By Son Sopheak
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by Neay Oss Somneuch
“Cambodia’s is the paradise of human rights, but some have use their rights excessively, that’s why court cases were brought up [against them]” – Tith Sothea, PQRU foul mouth ape
A government official decided to show his anger for his boss by cursing Brad Adams, the executive director of Human Rights Watch's Asia Division, who gave an interview with a foreign radio station on 14 January 2011 and who sternly criticized Hun Xen, the official’s boss.
This government official calls Brad Adams: Forest thief leader who wants to destroy social security in Cambodia.
On a foreign radio station, Brad Adams criticized Hun Xen as a leader who clings to power for a long time and who is moving toward dictatorship. He also indicated that Hun Xen can rule on Cambodia up to now only by using a strategy of division and threat, and by buying out a number of opposition officials.
Brad Adams also criticized the revenue from sale of natural resources which ended up in the pocket of Cambodian government leaders, therefore he called in Hun Xen to organize an election to choose a new leader.
In the afternoon of 14 January 2011, Tith Sothea, a government advisor and spokesman for the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU), issued a warning to Brad Adams, saying that what the latter raised is aimless and baseless. Tith Sothea also indicated that all the Cambodian people cannot forgive anybody who looks down on the leader of Cambodia who came to power through true democratic election (sic!).
Tith Sothea indicated: “I am considering this individual [Brad Adams] as a dumb forest thief who wants to destroy peace and development in Cambodia, both of which are true achievements of Hun Xen’s rightful leadership, as well as the leadership of several other CPP leaders.”
Tith Sothea went on to boast that, up to now, Cambodia achieves strong development under Hun Xen’s leadership. Furthermore, all the Cambodian population can never forget the quality of the national salvation from the 07 January 1979 event, and up to now, all Cambodians have expressed their pride in Hun Xen’s leadership (sic!).
While unable to hold his anger for his boss, Tith Sothea called Brad Adams a blind man who speaks without proper basis.
Tith Sothea added: “The foreigners should not look down on Cambodia’s leader who was supported by a colossal number of truly democratic votes.” Tith Sothea also indicated that Brad Adams violated Hun Xen’s political rights because Hun Xen received the CPP support to be Cambodia’s future prime minister during the 5th legislative mandate, as well as in all future legislative mandates.
Regarding Brad Adams’ criticism of the downfall of freedom of expression and human rights in Cambodia, Tith Sothea commented that this is a twisting of the truth because Cambodia’s is the paradise of human rights, but some have use their rights excessively, that’s why court cases were brought up [against them]. However, Tith Sothea also claimed that these court cases are resolved by an independent judicial system anyway (sic!).
Tith Sothea indicated that Brad Adams is led by the nose by Cambodia’s opposition party, that is why he looks down on Hun Xen who was issued from the true will of the people of Cambodia (sic!).
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