Police state?

So after spending three nights in prison, for yelling at Ney Pena a CPP lawmaker, Mo Ravy was released. Herself and husband Hong Dara made a public apology for having a fiery verbal encounter with a government official.

The incident began after one of Ney Pena's employees tried to climb over the couple's house. They yelled at the labourer who had a ladder propped up against their house without permission and at Ney Pena for giving his permission.

Ney Pena called national police chief Hok Lundy (trafficker and battler of terrorism extraordinaire) and had the couple arrested. It seems he couldn't cope with a few insults.

He dropped his lawsuit with the following words

They have regrets. They didn't know who I was. They might have been confused. They read out an apology and I also advised them not to argue with their neighbors (sic) because we have had many years of war. (Source: Cambodia Daily)

Wow what a guy. He lets them off the heinous crime of yelling at the poor little defenceless lawmaker because they didn't realise who he was. They didn't realise that the should be bowing and scraping and letting his people on their property because he is a CPP lawmaker and has the might of the Cambodian national police force behind him. For a few insults he had them thrown in jail by the head of the national police. The message is clear - grovel or jail.

Just another indication of the emergence of a police state in Cambodia. It is truly shocking that the national police chief would arrest two people just to silence them. What happened to freedom of expression? Finally Ney Pena finishes with the guilt trip, equating argument with neighbours to the crimes of the Khmer Rouge. What is this country becoming?