Written by DAP NEWS -- Saturday, 31 October 2009
(Posted by CAAI News Media)
Mu Sochua, an opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) Lawmaker, on Friday said that she will file complaint with the Supreme Court over a defamation case with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after water festival. Her filing complaint after the Phnom Penh Appeal Court upheld the previous verdict of the Municipal Court on October 28, 2009 that the opposition lawmaker had defamed Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen.
“I would file compliant to the supreme court, but it seem to be difficult getting answer as today [Friday] is a holiday so that nearly no one is working so that I will file complaint exactly following the water festival,” Mu Sochua told DAP News Cambodia.
Mu Sochua was convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in August for defaming Hun Sen during an April press conference, in which she announced plans to sue the premier for allegedly insulting her. The court also ordered her to pay more than US$4,000 in a fine and compensation to Hun Sen. After a Wednesday appeal hearing, Judge Seng Sivutha said the court decided to uphold the conviction, ruling that Mu Sochua did defame Hun Sen and “incited other women to hate” the premier.
During the trial, Mu Sochua represented herself. Ky Tech, the premier’s lawyer, confirmed that “Mu Sochua has not sought for any lawyers besides Kong Sam On and Sok Sam Oeun among more than 600 lawyers in Cambodia, so that it is not the case that no lawyer dares to defend her.”
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