Hun Sen said that during the uprising movement, nobody was more important than him. He was the commander of an army battalion.
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Rasmei Kampuchea
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
Prime minister Hun Sen asked why there are so many veterans in Cambodia? “We must not forget those who initiated the 18 March 1970 coup d’état, we must not forget to condemn them, if there was no coup d’état to topple Samdach Preah Norodom Sihanouk, the legal State leader, there wouldn’t be any war and there wouldn’t be the genocidal (KR) regime either. We must condemn the [Khmer] Republicans because, if there were no 18 March 1970, there wouldn’t be such tragedy in our Cambodia either,” Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen made these comments during the second anniversary of the Veteran Day to be held on 21 June 2009. Hun Sen’s comments were made on 20 June 2009 at the Chaktokmouk conference center, an event that was attended by 800 vetera
Hun Sen made these comments during the second anniversary of the Veteran Day to be held on 21 June 2009. Hun Sen’s comments were made on 20 June 2009 at the Chaktokmouk conference center, an event that was attended by 800 veterans.
Hun Sen added: “It is fortunate that in our country, there is no grudge held, all sides can live with each other.”
Hun Sen also reminisced about the formation of the national movement to liberate people from the genocidal Pol Pot regime [in which Hun Sen was a commander], and this movement started on 21 June 1977, i.e. 30 years ago, Hun Sen fled to Vietnam with a group of armed men, leaving behind his lovely wife. Hun Sen reminisced about some facts on the travel to Vietnam, such as his imprisonment in Vietnam.
Hun Sen added that in the uprising movement, nobody was more important than him. He was the commander of an army battalion. It was not until 02 December 1978 that the National United Salvation Front was formed with the joining of 5 parties: the eastern region led by Chea Xim and Heng Xamrin, the northeastern region led Bou Thang, Seuy Keo, and the southwestern region led by Say Puthang and Tea Banh (Koh Kong), as well as the troops under Hun Sen’s command.
Hun Sen also raised about the sufferings and the tragedy created by the KR on him and his family, and he said that if he were to make to wrong decision, he wouldn’t be alive right now. He said that his correct decision was when (1) his firstborn son was dropped from the hands of a KR delivery nurse, the child bled through his mouth and died on the spot. When he asked to take his son to bury and he wanted to take care of his wife, the KR commander did not allow him, this made Hun Sen very angry and he wanted to pull his gun to kill the KR commander, but he stopped himself on time (it should be noted that when he was recounting this story, Hun Sen choked and the participants were saddened by the bitter past under the genocidal regime which lasted 3 years, 8 months and 20 days). (2) His second decision was made when Hun Sen wanted to free his friends who were called in by Angkar (the party) for re-education, during that time, re-education meant being killed.
Hun Sen said that he is very fortunate with the people in the liberation of the country, the construction of the country, the prevention of the return of the Pol Pot regime, and also for bringing leaders in the Pol Pot regime to face justice. “Therefore, whatever the mean, whatever the price, we should not lose peace which we earn with great difficulties. We have many veterans because our country fought wars, therefore, we must prevent the return of the genocidal regime, and prevent those who want to start the war to come back. We must condemn the [Khmer] Republicans because if there were no 18 March 1970, there wouldn’t be tragedy in Cambodia either,” Hun Sen claimed.
Hun Sen added that he recognized he is hot-headed, but that he never made any wrong political decision yet, and this also included his decision to order the army on 15 July 2008 [date of Thai troops invasion of Cambodia in Preah Vihear], if he made a wrong decision, war will start all over again, this is not a small affair.
Hun Sen also criticized a small group of people who consider themselves as democrats or father of democracy, because they never made any decision regarding the policy of the country of yet. He said that even decisions within their small party were not done properly, and this led their members to almost all leave the party. He said that they should not demand to topple others, and they shouldn’t consider others as communist. Just using the word communist alone shows that they are not democrats anymore.
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