The courts are used at all levels, from the lower courts to appeal courts to the Supreme Court. The members of the courts, the judges, are members of the ruling party. That alone shows you what kind of a judiciary we have. That is not permitted in a democratic country, and that is not serving justice to our people.
We are here today because of the decision of the Supreme Court. I have gone to jail because I was defending freedom of expression.
Many, many Cambodians today fear the court, the judiciary, because they know they cannot pay. If you don't have money, you can't find justice. Even if you have money, if you don't have the protection of the ruling party, you cannot have justice, even if you have not committed any crime. If civil servants want to be promoted, they have to pay. As well, if they are taken to court, they will lose also.