By Lor Chandara and John Maloy
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
With little debate, the Senate passed controversial laws Thursday morning to limit the speech of parliamentarians and criminalize adultery. The hotly contested adultery law just barely passed in the National Assembly earlier this month, but sailed through the Senate in a 42-7 vote. Funcinpec Senator Prince Norodom Chakrapong condemned the passage of the adultery legislation saying it was unfair and needlessly pushed ahead of the long-awaited anti-corruption law. Ek Sam Ol, CPP National Assembly Legislation Commission chairman, defended the law on the floor of the Senate. "Public morality has declined, so it is time we bring good morality and tradition," he said. Sam Rainsy Party Senator Kong Korm said that he did not vote for the laws because the legislation "hurt the principles of human rights and democracy." The SRP had previously petitioned the Constitutional Council to annul a portion of the law limiting parliamentarians' speech. Constitutional Council member Son Soubert said Thursday that King Norodom Sihamoni cannot sign the law until the council's decision on the legislation is announced next week.
2 comments:
Since the law passed to limit the speech of parliamentarians and criminalize adultery and Cambodian men can no longer fuck around or talk shit! But when the Vietcong come to Cambodia and they can talk shit and fuck around with Cambodian women! Tell me if this is fair!Since this law apply only to Cambodian! ahhahahah
I have been watching many Khmer and other Asian movies. If I were a movie critic, I would say Asian movies are below average of playful language of art. The language nature is straight forward, very much less debate and explosive thoughts, but more kind of directly instrumental instruction, leading to the clear predictable scenerio of flawing screen. Making the point, any law maker must possess the skills of language of critical and analytical thinking.
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