Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Open Letter: Thanks for Your Support to Seek Justice for our Khmer-Krom Human Rights Activists

Posted at: www.khmerkrom.org

On behalf of the KKF Board of Directors and members, I would like to thank for your valuable time, courage, support, and financial donation to support Tim Sakhorn and five former Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks who were imprisoned injustice in Vietnam.

First of all, on June 30, 2007 , Ven. Tim Sakhorn is a former Buddhist monk who was defrocked by monks who work for the Vietnamese government's interest: Tep Vong, Non Nghet, Om Lam Heng, Sao Chanthol, Long Kim Leang, Cheas Om, Noi Chreuk, and deported him to imprison in Vietnam with the accusation of undermining the relationship Vietnam and Cambodia.

Currently, Tim Sakhorn had been granted asylum to living in Sweden because of the tireless support of our Khmer and Khmer-Krom around the world, NGOs, and UN agencies.

Secondly, on February 8, 2007, five former Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks who were defrocked injustice in Khleang (Soc Trang) province by the Vietnamese government and imprisoned from 2 to 4 years: Ly Suong, Ly Hoang, Kim Muon, Danh Tol, Thach Thuong, after participating in a peaceful demonstration to demand religious rights.

Currently, they had been granted asylum to living in Sweden and Holland because of the tireless support of our Khmer and Khmer-Krom around the world, NGOs, and UN agencies.
Thirdly, Mr. Son Sa Vang, former President of the Friendship Kampuchea-Krom Association in Kari Vong district, Takeo province, and his family had also been granted asylum to living in Sweden. Mr. Son Sa Vang was accused of protecting Khmer-Krom from escaping of the oppression by the Vietnamese government.

The results of the above people's resettlements to living in the freedom and democracy countries show that:

1. The injustice actions must be failed.
2. Your devotion, support, and struggle to fight for the justice for our nation will win.
3. The Unification among our Khmer will bring victory.

As mentioned above, KKF and the victims of the Human Rights abuses would like to thank from the bottom of our heart for your support in our peaceful non-violent movement to seek justice for our unfortunate Khmer-Krom in Kampuchea-Krom. We would like to wish you and your family with full of joyfulness, happiness, healthiness, and prosperities.

Respectfully Yours,

Thach Ngoc Thach
President of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

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