Australian Filmmaker James Ricketson Arrested at CNRP Rally With a Drone For Espionage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:13 pm

I’m quite surprised at the amount of outrage from expats / jurnos on twitter.

Is it just this a sensationalist story the can get behind to show how big and bad Cambodia is or do they not know the background of what James has been doing here.

While I full heartedly agree these are trumped up charges and he is in no way a “spy” but the end of the day he has pissed on so many here and made no friends in the government with his online rants. It was only a matter of time before he got hit with something.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:30 pm

Phnom Penh, Cambodia News: On August 31, 2018, the judge of Phnom Penh Court decided to sentence Australian filmmaker, James Ricketson, 68-year-old,to 6 years imprisonment according to the Article 446 of the Penal Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Ricketson was charged with undermining national defense by flying a drone to collect information of a sensitive nature to send out of Cambodia.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:59 pm

What's with the battle helmets?

Are they preparing to advance on a beachhead or just escorting a sexagenarian from the courthouse steps to a rusted Econoline?

Arget · Post by **Arget** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:04 pm

Duncan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:38 pm
Arget wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:18 pm Everyone can think what they like about him but the fact is he was stupid rather than guilty.

We are all aware (I would hope) that we are here and not at home so their rules , however "different" they may be, are their rules and we have to live within them.
I can agree with that. Umm,,, what are their rules ?

Their rules are whatever they say it is and for every rule "law" there is no defence against it.

Not to mention they can toss in things like "treason" even though you are not a citz.

Bottom line is they will always be right .

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:14 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:13 pm I’m quite surprised at the amount of outrage from expats / jurnos on twitter.

Is it just this a sensationalist story the can get behind to show how big and bad Cambodia is or do they not know the background of what James has been doing here.

While I full heartedly agree these are trumped up charges and he is in no way a “spy” but the end of the day he has pissed on so many here and made no friends in the government with his online rants. It was only a matter of time before he got hit with something.

so you agree with government locking him up for pissing on their head and being stupid enough to fly a drone over a rally?

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:32 pm

Kammekor wrote:
kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:13 pm I’m quite surprised at the amount of outrage from expats / jurnos on twitter.

Is it just this a sensationalist story the can get behind to show how big and bad Cambodia is or do they not know the background of what James has been doing here.

While I full heartedly agree these are trumped up charges and he is in no way a “spy” but the end of the day he has pissed on so many here and made no friends in the government with his online rants. It was only a matter of time before he got hit with something.
so you agree with government locking him up for pissing on their head and being stupid enough to fly a drone over a rally?

No, I don’t agree with it, as I said these are definitely trumped up charges but he had to expect something to happen. This is Cambodia after all. You can’t go around pissing on officials and expect nothing coming back to bite you in the ass. He’s been here long enough to know better.

My post was more about the outpouring of sympathy like he is some angel who has never done anything when anyone who has followed his exploits know this to not be the case. Does he deserve to be locked up, of course not. Should he have expected it or some form of retaliation, yes. Most who live here long term know not to get involved in such matters for the exact reasons being played out now.

Anything can happen to you here and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about it. As they say if you play with fire expect to get burned.

Beerinthemorning · Post by **Beerinthemorning** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:39 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:32 pm
Kammekor wrote:
kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:13 pm I’m quite surprised at the amount of outrage from expats / jurnos on twitter.

Is it just this a sensationalist story the can get behind to show how big and bad Cambodia is or do they not know the background of what James has been doing here.

While I full heartedly agree these are trumped up charges and he is in no way a “spy” but the end of the day he has pissed on so many here and made no friends in the government with his online rants. It was only a matter of time before he got hit with something.
so you agree with government locking him up for pissing on their head and being stupid enough to fly a drone over a rally?
No, I don’t agree with it, as I said these are definitely trumped up charges but he had to expect something to happen. This is Cambodia after all. You can’t go around pissing on officials and expect nothing coming back to bite you in the ass. He’s been here long enough to know better.

My post was more about the outpouring of sympathy like he is some angel who has never done anything when anyone who has followed his exploits know this to not be the case. Does he deserve to be locked up, of course not. Should he have expected it or some form of retaliation, yes. Most who live here long term know not to get involved in such matters for the exact reasons being played out now.

Anything can happen to you here and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about it. As they say if you play with fire expect to get burned.

Hes a shonky, let him rot with his best mate fletcher.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:53 pm

Just in case anyone doesn't know his background: https://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org/fact-sheet-3/

ned kelly · Post by **ned kelly** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:46 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:14 pm
kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:13 pm I’m quite surprised at the amount of outrage from expats / jurnos on twitter.

Is it just this a sensationalist story the can get behind to show how big and bad Cambodia is or do they not know the background of what James has been doing here.

While I full heartedly agree these are trumped up charges and he is in no way a “spy” but the end of the day he has pissed on so many here and made no friends in the government with his online rants. It was only a matter of time before he got hit with something.
so you agree with government locking him up for pissing on their head and being stupid enough to fly a drone over a rally?

This was his third conviction in Cambodia,plus legal action against him in Oz. Arrogant prick thought he was was above the law.

finbar · Post by **finbar** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:09 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:53 pm Just in case anyone doesn't know his background:
ccf wrote:Fact sheet:

Come now, this is about as far from a fact sheet as possible.
I have no opinion either way if the guy is an annoying prick, but he should be being charged with defamation if that's what he's doing, not this bullshit spying charge.
Anyone saying "he's getting what he deserves" is missing the point of codified justice. Why not just see if he floats?

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