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Mu Sochua, former Cambodian minister of women's affairs, and Ho Vann, a Phnom Penh municipality representative, had their immunity lifted after a single show-of-hands vote by the National Assembly. They both face defamation lawsuits in Cambodia's ...
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Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 22 Jun 2009 | 7:24 pm
Premier warns foreign diplomats to keep off politics in Cambodia - Gulf Times
Mu Sochua of the main opposition Sam Rainsy party now faces a charge of defaming the government and risks a hefty fine. Another lawmaker, Ho Vann, is accused of spreading false information and risks a three-year jail sentence if found guilty ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Bing News | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:30 pm
Premier warns foreign diplomats to keep off politics in Cambodia (Gulf Times)
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned foreign diplomats not to meddle in Cambodian politics yesterday after envoys were barred from a parliamentary session that voted to remove the legal immunity of two opposition lawmakers.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:51 pm
Cambodia lawmakers protest (Straits Times)
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S Parliament stripped immunity on Monday from two opposition legislators who face defamation lawsuits by the prime minister and senior military officers. The two accused Parliament of serving the prime minister's interests as colleagues staged a walkout.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 22 Jun 2009 | 4:36 am
Cambodia lawmakers protest - Straits Times
The case against Ms Mu Sochua (left) came after her attempt to sue the prime minister for what she says were defamatory remarks made about her during two speeches. --PHOTO: AFP PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S Parliament stripped immunity on Monday from two ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Bing News | 22 Jun 2009 | 4:10 am
Cambodia strips MPs of immunity (BBC News)
Cambodia's National Assembly strips two opposition MPs of parliamentary immunity, leaving them open to prosecution.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:07 am
Cambodia strips MPs of immunity - BBC Asia-Pacific
The vote means the two politicians, Mu Sochua and Ho Vann, can be prosecuted on defamation charges. The UN's human rights organisation has criticised the government's increasing use of the courts against its critics. The government has defended its ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Bing News | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:54 am
SRP attorney found guilty of bar breach - Phnom Penh Post
SRP attorney found guilty of bar breach
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
THE lawyer of opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua has been found in violation of Bar Association rules after he declared in April that the prime minister had defamed his client, a bar official told the Post Thursday. Kong Sam Onn has represented Mu Sochua in ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 19 Jun 2009 | 1:27 am
PM lashes out at SRP lawmaker - Phnom Penh Post
PM lashes out at SRP lawmaker
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
PRIME Minister Hun Sen warned that if the National Assembly votes to strip opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua of her parliamentary immunity, the loss could be permanent, telling a graduation ceremony Wednesday that her political career might be over. ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 18 Jun 2009 | 1:29 am
Cambodia: Judicial Independence Is The Key - Scoop
Prime Minister Hun Sen is utilising much of the country’s electronic media to assert his leadership of the country and send out messages to his people through his public speeches at different functions. Now and again in such speeches he rebukes his ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Bing News | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:47 pm
Cambodia: Judicial Independence Is The Key (Scoop.co.nz)
Prime Minister Hun Sen is utilising much of the country’s electronic media to assert his leadership of the country and send out messages to his people through his public speeches at different functions.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:44 pm
MP's immunity debate opens - Phnom Penh Post
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MP's immunity debate opens
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
THE National Assembly's Permanent Committee met Monday to consider a court-sanctioned request to lift the immunity of opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua and allow Prime Minister Hun Sen's defamation suit against her to go ahead, officials said. ...
Critics slam Cambodia's rulers on free speech AFP
Cambodia: Drop Charges Against Opposition MP and Her Lawyer Reuters AlertNet
Critics slam PM lawsuit Phnom Penh Post
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Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 16 Jun 2009 | 1:24 am
Critics slam Cambodia's rulers on free speech - MSN Malaysia News
An international rights group has criticised Cambodia's ruling party for allegedly stifling free speech through the use of legal action against government critics. New York-based Human Rights Watch called on Premier Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Bing News | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:42 am
Critics slam Cambodia's rulers on free speech (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An international rights group has criticised Cambodia's ruling party for allegedly stifling free speech through the use of legal action against government critics.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am
Cambodia: Drop Charges Against Opposition MP and Her Lawyer (AlertNet)
Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - Cambodia's ruling party should cease its threats, harassment, and spurious legal action against opposition members of parliament and lawyers defending free expression, Human Rights Watch ...
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 15 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm
Donate now » (Human Rights Watch)
Hun Sen has a long history of trying to muzzle Cambodia's political opposition and undermine the independence of the legal profession. This most recent case should be ringing alarm bells among Cambodia's donors, particularly those who fund judicial and legal reform.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Mu Sochua | 15 Jun 2009 | 2:56 pm
Mu Sochua's lawsuit rejected - Phnom Penh Post
Mu Sochua's lawsuit rejected
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua speaks with reporters at a recent press conference at the National Assembly. THE lawyer for opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua learned Wednesday that his client's defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen had ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:08 am
Bar council to receive results of Kong Sam Onn probe this week - Phnom Penh Post
Bar council to receive results of Kong Sam Onn probe this week
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
A MEMBER of the Cambodian Bar Association panel investigating a complaint against the lawyer for Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua said Tuesday that he expected a recommendation to be forwarded to the bar's disciplinary council this week. ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:24 am
SRP attorney sceptical of Bar Association's neutrality - Phnom Penh Post
SRP attorney sceptical of Bar Association's neutrality
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
Mu Sochua's lawyer, Kong Sam Onn, says association panel is under govt pressure and can't make independent decision. Lawyer Kong Sam Onn speaks to reporters outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after a recent defamation suit hearing. ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:12 am
Lawyer to face bar panel a third time - Phnom Penh Post
Lawyer to face bar panel a third time
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
THE lawyer for Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua is to appear for a third time before a Bar Association inspection team today to answer allegations of misconduct in connection with his client's defamation case against Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:23 am
Mu Sochua grilled in court - Phnom Penh Post
Mu Sochua grilled in court
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
OPPOSITION Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua answered questions Wednesday in Phnom Penh Municipal Court regarding a defamation lawsuit filed against her by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The lawsuit stems from a complaint lodged by Mu Sochua over an April 4 ...
Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:26 am
Mu Sochua: One of Cambodia's precious gems - Jakarta Post
Jakarta Post
Mu Sochua: One of Cambodia's precious gems
Jakarta Post, Indonesia
The prime minister's insult might be considered typical in a country with continuing gender inequality, but that didn't mean Mu Sochua was going to take it lying down. For 20 years, Mu Sochua has been a voice for exploited Cambodians. ...
Court seen as tool to stop critics Phnom Penh Post
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Source: Mu Sochua - Google News | 1 Jun 2009 | 7:48 pm
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