By Mayarith Radio Free Asia A Vietnamese newspaper from An Giang (Mout Chruke) province published a picture showing former Monk Tim Sakhorn sitting in front of Vietnamese cops during his questioning. The picture (see above) shows Monk Tim Sakhorn pointing to a document in front of Vietnamese cops. This is the very first time that a picture shows that former Monk Tim Sakhorn is still alive. The VN newspaper dated 28 August reported that former Monk Tim Sakhorn is accused of inciting minority people in VN to demonstrate against the Hanoi regime. The newspaper also reported that former Monk Tim Sakhorn distributed Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) documents, as well as VCDs and information bulletins which oppose the VN regime. The Vietnamese state-owned newspaper quoted Monk Tim Sakhorn as providing the names of at least 6 KKF leaders involved in activities opposing the communist Hanoi regime. The alleged names of the 6 KKF leaders are: Chau Riep, Tran Manh Rinh, Thach Ngoc Thach, Prak Sereivudh, Mrs. Son Thinit, Tran Giap, and To Kim Thong. The 6 are accused (by Hanoi) of providing money and documents to former Monk Tim Sakhorn so that he can lead anti-Hanoi activities. Mrs. Son Thinit, the KKF representative of Khmer Krom women, reacted on this newspaper report, from her home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, by saying: “Based on the (recent) Vietnamese report, before that we did not know where Monk Tim Sakhorn was, but now with this newspaper report, we know exactly that Monk Tim Sakhorn is really in Vietnam. However about the alleged claim made by Monk Tim Sakhorn, this may not be true because he never participated in any KKF committee meetings, and if Monk Tim Sakhorn helped published (KKF) information, this is his individual freedom rights. The Vietnamese newspaper report was made with the intention of discouraging (Khmer Krom) people from demonstrating about their land disputes, and they (Vietnamese) are doing it also to create discords among the Khmer Kampuchea Krom communities in Kampuchea Krom, and also among the Khmer Krom communities in Cambodia and those in Kampuchea Krom.” Mrs. Son Thinit said that she met former Monk Tim Sakhorn in Cambodia when she visited Cambodia in February of this year. However, she maintained that former Monk Tim Sakhorn is not a KKF member. She said that the action taken by Monk Tim Sakhorn was done to preserve the freedom rights of Khmer Kampuchea Krom people who are currently being oppressed by the communist Hanoi regime. By Mayarith Radio Free Asia Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
