Dear
Geoff
I am in
Prey Veng, having just accompanied Chanti and Chhork as they drop three of
their children – Srey Ka, James and Kevin – off at school. I am not in a
position to write in any detail just now but a few points need to be made and,
hopefully, be addressed by the Global Development Group.
If Rosa
and Chita are recognized as being ‘in care’ there must be some documents
relating to this. Do you believe that the parents of the children ‘in care’
have a right to be appraised of the reasons why their children are in care by
being provided with copies of these documents? Am I, as Chanti and Chhork’s
legally appointed advocate, entitled to be provided with copies of these
documents? If so, given that neither Citipointe nor the Ministry ofSOcial
Affairs will provide us with them, would you be so kind as to do so?
As for
the authorities not being able to reintegrate the children until “the Cambodia Trafficking Police have fully
investigated and finalised the charge against me for allegedly hindering the
reintegration process”, the following points need to be made:
(1) The investigation by
the Trafficking Police was initiated by myself. This is well documented.
It was I who asked the
Trafficking Police to investigate the illegal removal of Rosa and Chita.
If you have been provided
with this information by Citipointe church, you have been mislead. Perhaps you should seek some clarification
from Citipointe church on this point?
(2) The report by the
Trafficking Police took place 10 months ago and has long been completed. I do
not have a copy. Do you? Does the Global Development Group? If you do, could
you please provide me (the initiator of the complaint) with a copy?
Could you please explain
to me in what way you believe I, as an advocate for Chanti and Chhork, have
hindered the reintegration process? With the exception of two meetings with
Pastor Leigh Ramsey this past five and a half years my entire communication
with the church is to be found on my blog:
http://citipointechurch.blogspot.com/
Could you please point to
one time (or more if you can find them) when I have, in my communications with
the church ‘hindered’ the reintegration process?
Do you have any evidence
at all that Citipointe church as, at any point this past five years, made an
attempt to reintegrate Rosa and Chita into their family? Do you have any
evidence at all that Citipointe has provide even $1 towards assisting the
family becomeself-sufficient?
Your curt response,
Goeff, your refusal to have any member of your staff (three of them based in
Cambodia) speak with Chanti and Chhork
and to view the evidence they (and I have) of the miscarriage of justice that
has occurred here, speaks volumes about the Global Development Group’s attitude
towards the very people the NGO is allegedly trying to help.
Could you please provide
Chanti and Chhork with copies of whatever documents the Global Development
Group has in its possession that bear witness to the legality of Citipointe church’s actions. If
you believe that the materially poor parents of two girls in the care of a GDG
funded NGO do not have a right to be provided with copies of such documents,
could you please explain this to me as I would have thought it was a
fundamental aspect of natural justice.
I wonder how many other
recipients of Global Development Aid worldwide are likely denied access to any
documents relating to the deliver of this aid to them?
I have, this past four
days, written two more letters to ACFID about this matter. I have attached them
for your perusal.
best wishes
James Ricketson
No comments:
Post a Comment