H.E. Mr. Im Sousdey
President
National Election Committee (NEC)
Norodom Blvd.
Phnom Penh
June 11, 2007
Dear H.E. Mr. Im Sousdey,
You are aware that in the April 1, 2007 commune council elections, many Cambodians who were registered with the NEC did not have a Cambodian National Identity Card and had to resort to ask for form 10/18 as their means of identification. The use of form 10/18, which is issued by commune authorities, caused difficulty for many people, particularly in acquiring photos, finding witnesses acceptable to commune officials, and overcoming administrative harassment and political discrimination. All of these problems ultimately prevented the concerned persons from voting. Besides, on voting day itself, many commune chiefs and clerks illegally issued 10/18 forms to a large number of people whose names were not on the commune's voter list. These two administrative issues are coupled. On the one hand, hundreds of thousands of legitimate voters were kept away from the voting booth. On the other hand, countless illegal voters were able to cast ballots through the fraudulent issuing of form 10/18, by using the names of those legitimate voters who were not able to vote. All these election shortcomings and irregularities resulted in a serious distortion of the will of the people.
Therefore, to prevent more difficulties and irregularities in the July 27, 2008 national elections, we wish to ask the NEC to decide that Cambodian National Identity Cards will be the main means of voter identification. This implies that commune authorities stop issuing Form 10/18 as a means of voter identification and that election officials stop recognizing the validity of those already issued. We also ask the NEC to cooperate with the Ministry of Interior to ensure that Cambodian National Identity Cards are provided to all citizens who are eligible to vote (Cambodians who are 18 years of age or older), as promised by the Government to both the Cambodian people and to the donor community. In order to do so, authorities at all levels from Provincial Election Committees (PECs) to Commune Election Committees (CECs) must identify and establish a list of those who do not have their Cambodian National Identity Cards yet. Commune and village officials from all political parties, with the assistance of Non Government Organizations, must publish an evaluation of the progress of card distribution every three months, towards the ultimate goal of 100% distribution.
For the purpose of next year's election, citizens who are now 17 years of age but who will turn 18 before or on July 27, 2008 should be allowed to apply now for their Cambodian National Identity Cards so as to get the documents before voting day.
These measures are a sine qua non for the next elections to be considered legitimate and acceptable for all parties.
Kind regards,
[Signature]
Sam Rainsy
Parliamentary Opposition Leader
President
National Election Committee (NEC)
Norodom Blvd.
Phnom Penh
June 11, 2007
Dear H.E. Mr. Im Sousdey,
You are aware that in the April 1, 2007 commune council elections, many Cambodians who were registered with the NEC did not have a Cambodian National Identity Card and had to resort to ask for form 10/18 as their means of identification. The use of form 10/18, which is issued by commune authorities, caused difficulty for many people, particularly in acquiring photos, finding witnesses acceptable to commune officials, and overcoming administrative harassment and political discrimination. All of these problems ultimately prevented the concerned persons from voting. Besides, on voting day itself, many commune chiefs and clerks illegally issued 10/18 forms to a large number of people whose names were not on the commune's voter list. These two administrative issues are coupled. On the one hand, hundreds of thousands of legitimate voters were kept away from the voting booth. On the other hand, countless illegal voters were able to cast ballots through the fraudulent issuing of form 10/18, by using the names of those legitimate voters who were not able to vote. All these election shortcomings and irregularities resulted in a serious distortion of the will of the people.
Therefore, to prevent more difficulties and irregularities in the July 27, 2008 national elections, we wish to ask the NEC to decide that Cambodian National Identity Cards will be the main means of voter identification. This implies that commune authorities stop issuing Form 10/18 as a means of voter identification and that election officials stop recognizing the validity of those already issued. We also ask the NEC to cooperate with the Ministry of Interior to ensure that Cambodian National Identity Cards are provided to all citizens who are eligible to vote (Cambodians who are 18 years of age or older), as promised by the Government to both the Cambodian people and to the donor community. In order to do so, authorities at all levels from Provincial Election Committees (PECs) to Commune Election Committees (CECs) must identify and establish a list of those who do not have their Cambodian National Identity Cards yet. Commune and village officials from all political parties, with the assistance of Non Government Organizations, must publish an evaluation of the progress of card distribution every three months, towards the ultimate goal of 100% distribution.
For the purpose of next year's election, citizens who are now 17 years of age but who will turn 18 before or on July 27, 2008 should be allowed to apply now for their Cambodian National Identity Cards so as to get the documents before voting day.
These measures are a sine qua non for the next elections to be considered legitimate and acceptable for all parties.
Kind regards,
[Signature]
Sam Rainsy
Parliamentary Opposition Leader
3 comments:
Everyone knows that he NEC is a CPP's machine to cheat the election by using many trics.The main "thiefs"is this machine are Im Suosdey and Tep Nitha.Im suor Sdey was denied the vIa to US because he went to the US accompanied by one relative and retured to Cambodia alone.
The best way to get fair election is to rid of it.
I know more. Im Suosdey's son is studying in Austin, Texas. Like IM Suosdey his father, he made a bogus marriage with a Cambodian- borne American in order to get American Citizenship, by paying her a lot of money.
It is crucial for SRP to learn the tricks of NEC from previous elections....now SRP has to set up a special team to specialize in voting process and fraud of NEC
CPP can win with uncountable cheating tricks...
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