Sokhom Prins - Suing News Corp for racism

Newscorp, Sokhom Prins, NEWSCORP AUSTRALIA PRESS RELEASE – 21 Oct 2019 SOKHOM PRINS v NEWSCORP AUSTRALIA & ORS

I am suing News Corp Australia, Nationwide News, The Australian’s CEO, and the Australian’s correspondents Chris Merritt, Hedley Thomas and Janet Albrechtsen, for substantial damages,  alleging that they have breached sec 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA). My HR Application was filed on 30 Aug 2017 in the Brisbane Federal Circuit Court: BRG847/2017. Details of the case and Statement of Claim are publicly available (for a fee) here: https://www.comcourts.gov.au/public/esearch  The Respondents’ application to dismiss my claim was granted by the Federal circuit-court on 6 Dec 2018. On 12 Dec 2018 I filed an application to the federal court for leave to appeal (QUD916/2018) – hearing was on 14 October 2019; decision reserved. The Issue is do I have a reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting my proceeding. If I get leave, and then if I prevail at a trial in early 2020, this will be a blow to The Australian and its cohort, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) of which Albrechtsen is Chairperson, and other 18C haters. Their campaign is to emasculate sec 18C, making it legal to insult, offend or humiliate a person belonging to a minority group, like me.  Winning will have national implications, by clarifying the limits of free speech and empowering the assertion of human rights by minorities like Cambodians, Indians, Chinese, Greeks, Jews, Aborigines, Sikhs, Qld African communities, Fiji Australia Society, Armenians, Macedonians, Buddhist councils, Hellenic council, Arab and Lebanese councils, Arab/Middle East League, and many others. An article in The Australian on 16 Oct 2019, was headed, “Freedom is Not a Government gift” by the IPA. Obviously timed to come right after my hearing. The author states that “sec 18C takes away freedom”. Sec 18C haters say free speech means that one should be free to insult others. The real issue is about insulting others because of their race. Most western countries have Human Rights laws protecting minorities: See attached re negative things the respondents have said about me, and by inference, about all minorities. See also attached relevant extracts from Bolt’s case related to the respondent’s acts. Sokhom Prins, Cambodian author (sokhomprins2@gmail.com) Legal representative: Dr Hendrik Prins --------------------------------  Newscorp  Sokhom Prins  NEWSCORP AUSTRALIA Rupert Murdoch Newscorp - racism racism - Newscorp Newscorp  Sokhom Prins  NEWSCORP AUSTRALIA Rupert Murdoch Newscorp - racism racism - Newscorp