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21/12/2005 @ 10:52

A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Vorasith

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Justice - Procès en appel des membres des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

21-12-2005

A la suite de cet article paru sur CS et publié sur KN, voir aussi:
Le gouvernement se félicite de la collaboration du renseignement US

Plus d'info ci-dessous:

Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Cambodian Freedom FightersCambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF), (Khmer: Cholana Kangtoap Serei Cheat Kampuchea)

History
The Cambodian Freedom Fighters is an anti-communist terrorist organization that was established in October 21, 1989, by its founder Chhun Yasith at Poipet near the Cambodian-Thai border. Their headquaters are in Long Beach, California, United States. It was was incorporated and registered at the California Secretary of State's office as a political organization in June 1999, aims "to fight against communists to protect the interests of Cambodian people."

The Cambodian Freedom Fighters, claim to have 500 members in the United States and up to 20,000 supporters in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

On November 24, 2000, a Cambodian Freedom Fighters team of about seventy (CFF) agents slipped into the center of capital of Phnom Penh. Armed with B-40 rockets and assault rifles, they moved swiftly toward the Defence Ministry building and a military barracks. They attacked the Ministry of Defense and the Council of Ministers, peppering them with fire, then turned their weapons on a local television station and a nearby military base. State security forces engaged the group in a fierce firefight that lasted more than an hour, leaving bullet holes in ministry offices and blood pooled in the street. By daybreak, eight people lay dead. In the wake of the violence, more than 200 people, including Richard Kiri Kim, were arrested by the Cambodian police.

Cambodian-American Richard Kiri Kim, who directed CFF forces in Phnom Penh during the fighting, is led out of court during his trial in June. He was sentenced to life in prison.

On June 22, 2001, the Cambodian Criminal Court handed down their verdict on the Cambodian Freedom Fighters attack on November 24, 2000, five men sentenced to life on charges of conspiring to commit terrorism are An Mao, Nou Saron, and three Cambodian-Americans: Richard Kiri Kim, Thong Samien, and Chhun Yasith (Chhun Yasith and Thong Samien were tried in absentia).

Twenty-four other men and one woman were found guilty of various charges and given prison terms ranging from three to 20 years. Among them were two prominent former Khmer Rouge commanders, Seng Narin and Tumlap Mil, who each received 15 years in prison.

Politics
The Cambodian Freedom Fighters has chosen not to participate in the election process in Cambodia because they state Prime Minister Hun Sen belonged to the ultra-left Khmer Rouge and he has rigged the election process in Cambodia. They have chosen to removed Hun Sen's government militarily because they feel that he and his regime is guilty of corruption of the election process with the help of the Communist Vietnamese that placed Hun Sen in power in 1989.

The Cambodian Freedom Fighters violates the U.S. Neutrality Act, but like its counterpart the Government of Free Vietnam, the U.S. government has not taken a strong stance against them.

Economy
The Cambodian Freedom Fighters collects funds from the Cambodian-American community, in the United States and in Europe.

External links
American held over Cambodia shootout BBC NEWS
Attack on Cambodian ministry BBC NEWS
Cambodian premier accuses expatriates of plot CNN
U.S. group says it is behind shootout in Cambodia capital CNN
The Coup That Wasn't CBS News
Terrorist plot highlights Cambodia's difficulties Asia Times
Reasons for Midnight Assault Still a Mystery Cambodian Daily
Cambodian terrorism trial begins amid outcry CNN
Fighters, Leader Mired in Mystery
Cambodia sentences 'coup plotters' CNN
Southeast Asia’s most wanted are living large in the LA area
Cambodian Freedom Fighters News Article Asia Time Magazine
Cambodia sets up task force to fight terrorism CNN

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF)

Mothertongue Name: Cholana Kantoap Serei Cheat Kampouchea

Base of Operation: Cambodia; United States

Founding Philosophy: The Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) are a militant organization based in Long Beach, California that are dedicated to the overthrow of Cambodia's government. The group cites corruption, mismanagement, and perpetuation of inequality as some of the faults of the current regime, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. CFF's leader is a middle-aged Cambodian-American accountant named Chhun Yasith. From his home in California, Yasith directs a network-in-place that stretches across Northeastern Cambodia and over the Thai border. Its members include Cambodian-Americans based in Thailand and the US, as well as former soldiers from the Khmer Rouge and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The group reportedly has nineteen brigades of unknown size, each led by a commander. In 1998, a world conference of all these commanders was held in Thailand to elect a board of directors. While the prospect of a terrorist group led by an accountant provoked smirks initially, the increasing violence of CFF activities has convinced Hun Sen's administration that the group represents a serious security threat.

The group's "coming out" occurred in November 2000, when seventy CFF militiamen led a coordinated attack on government buildings in Phnom Penh, killing at least eight people and causing significant damage to the facilities. One year later, the group exploded grenades near six government buildings. Luckily there were no fatalaties. Cambodian President Hun Sen issued a warrant for the arrest of Chhun Yasith after the 2000 attack, but he has been unable to persuade the United States, which does not have an extradition treaty with Cambodia, to give him up.

Current Goals: Since 2001, the CFF has been inactive. The events of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent announcement of a US-led global war on terrorism, has made it difficult for the US to turn a blind eye to Chunn Yasith's activities. Although Yasith remains in the country, his ability to stay here has been made conditional on the cessation of his involvement with all terrorism. No further attacks are expected.

Further Reference
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
"By Night, a Fierce Rebel," Kay Johnson, 01/08/2001, Time Asia
Patterns of Global Terrorism: 2002, U.S. Department of State
Patterns of Global Terrorism: 2001, U.S. Department of State

Related Categories
Knowledge Base Directory > Groups > Location > Southeast Asia & Oceania > Cambodia
Knowledge Base Directory > Groups > Ideology > Nationalist/Separatist
Knowledge Base Directory > Groups > Location > Southeast Asia & Oceania
Knowledge Base Directory > Groups > Location > North America > United States

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21/12/2005 @ 13:32

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Rotha

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Pour vous, c'est un groupe terroriste ?

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21/12/2005 @ 15:29

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

virgule

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Pour vous, c'est un groupe terroriste ?

Pour ses partisans, non, c'est un groupe de résistant a l'opression communiste.

Pour ses déctracteurs, c'est un dangeureux groupuscule terroriste ayant pour but la prise du pouvoir au cambodge.

Toujours l'eternel probleme (qui a concerné la hagana, les FFI, le FLN, etc...). Je crois surtout qu'un groupe devient "resistant" des qu'il a gagné la guerre et pris le pouvoir. Sinon, l'histoire officielle le releguera dans les bas fonds des mvts terroristes.

Moi, je pense que ce sont des charlots. :lol:

Mais cela m'etonne que les USA ne fassent rien contre leur avoirs et direction... deux poids deux mesures???

Ca me rapelle un article du diplo de ce mois ci (La singulière histoire de cinq Cubains, par Leonard Weinglass).

#12069

26/12/2005 @ 06:28

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

BAC

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Eux, terroristes? Ah oui. Ok, laissez-moi 2 minutes pour regarder la définition du mot dans le dictionnaire.

Voilà c'est fait. Oh-la-la! C'est pas beau comme déf. Tenez. C'est écrit dans petit Larousse illutré, Terroriste: Adj. et n. Qui participe à un acte de terrorisme. Et Terrorisme: n.m. (...) Régime de violence institué par un gouvernement. Et terroriser: v.t. Frapper de terreur, d'épouvante, tenir sous un régime de terreur.

Permettez une question. P.c.q. je suis un peu nono, inculte et chauvin, comme les apprenti-khmer-rouge, Je connais peu du Cambodge. Ils ont vraiment terrorisé les Cambodgiens comme dans la définition?

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26/12/2005 @ 11:11

Re : Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Rotha

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Permettez une question. P.c.q. je suis un peu nono, inculte et chauvin, comme les apprenti-khmer-rouge, Je connais peu du Cambodge. Ils ont vraiment terrorisé les Cambodgiens comme dans la définition?

Oui ...
J'ai posé la question sur leur ressentiment de l'action de CFF à de la famille de PP : ct la peur ... Ils avaient l'impression de revenir à la guerre civile CPP/Funcinpec, entendre de loin des missiles explosé, des armes tirer, etc ...
Et il y a eu des innocents qui sont mort.
Donc oui, avec des armes et des morts , on terrorise les gens.

#12256

26/12/2005 @ 12:03

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

PAGNACHON

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Voici la réponse de Samdech EUV en KHEMARA PICTURES:

La Liberté, la Paix, et la Justice

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26/12/2005 @ 13:24

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Rotha

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Mouai, Sihanouk a toujours ma digéré sa destitution.
Au lieu de faire un film sur les CFF (comme son nom l'indique), il en fait un contre Lon Nol et les Ricans et compare les CFF comme les sbires de Lon Nol ... J'ai de la peine pour lui ... :larme:

Sihanouk veut réecrire l'histoire. Son site en est le portail. Je m'en suite vite lassé.

Edité le 26/12/2005 @ 13:25 par Rotha

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01/01/2006 @ 21:52

Re : Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

virgule

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BAC a écrit

Eux, terroristes? Ah oui. Ok, laissez-moi 2 minutes pour regarder la définition du mot dans le dictionnaire.

Voilà c'est fait. Oh-la-la! C'est pas beau comme déf. Tenez. C'est écrit dans petit Larousse illutré, Terroriste: Adj. et n. Qui participe à un acte de terrorisme. Et Terrorisme: n.m. (...) Régime de violence institué par un gouvernement. Et terroriser: v.t. Frapper de terreur, d'épouvante, tenir sous un régime de terreur.

Permettez une question. P.c.q. je suis un peu nono, inculte et chauvin, comme les apprenti-khmer-rouge, Je connais peu du Cambodge. Ils ont vraiment terrorisé les Cambodgiens comme dans la définition?

Je crois que le terme terroriste derive du regime dit "de la terreur", de juin 1793 à juillet 1794. Mais en même temps, cette definition a evolué pas mal au sciecle dernier.

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02/01/2006 @ 09:05

Re : A propos de l'article CS sur le groupe des Cambodian Freedom Fighters

yayawarman

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De toute façon, pour ma part je n'ai jamais vu un Roi communiste dans toute l'histoire du monde !
Et puis un Roi qui retourne sa veste quand les choses vont mal, cela me fait plus rire qu'autre chose !

L'impossible nous ne l'atteignons pas, il nous sert de lanterne !

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