Kan Ben Ceremony at Wat Preah Buddha Raingsey Temple in Philadelphia

And the cry is taken up by others—Sam Rainsy, Thun Saray, Kek Galabru, Theary Seng, Ou Virak, Rong Chhun, Naly Pilorge, Mu Sochua, Kem Sokha (and 13.8 million other Cambodians, but more quietly in the safe confines of their dwellings, as they fear curses by Tep Vong, the Great Supreme Patriarch re-ordained under Vietnamese supervision in 1979, as they are still a very superstitious people)—as well as the visiting dignitaries in the audience—Yash Ghai, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Global Witness, OSJI Heather Ryan, UN Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi et al. Dictator Hun Sen cringes, suspecting the assertion is true, but holds himself up proudly and continues with the destruction of Cambodia.