Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Nouv Sovathero, Funcinpec spokesman, said that on 15 August, Funcinpec will organize a ceremony at the party headquarters, located in Kandal province, to welcome NRP members who return back to the Funcinpec fold.
Ok Socheat considers the return of these people as their displeasure to the lack of unity fomented by Muth Chantha and Sao Rany. Ok Socheat said that the people at the grass root levels believe that the unity will allow the royalist movement to survive and become successful in the upcoming 2008 general election. Therefore, these people do not support those who oppose the unity (meaning Muth Chantha and Sao Rany).
Ok Socheat added that he is visiting the grass root bases so that Funcinpec members who defected to the NRP, return back to Funcinpec. He noted that in Kandal province, people have taken down almost all of the NRP signs. “If we travel from Phnom Penh to the cross road at Ponhea Loeu or Ang Snuol district, the view is clear, there is no NRP signs at all.” He claimed that there are numerous NRP signs being taken down in Siem Reap, Kompong Thom, Kampot, and Takeo provinces also.
He said that people are really eager to see the unity, and they want Prince Ranairddh to return back to Funcinpec, and that if there is a delay, it will be a waste of time.
However, Muth Chantha, NRP spokesman, said: “We reviewed and followed the information about the removal of the party signs. We did not see any party sign removed during our trip to Battambang, along National Roads No. 6 and 5a.”
Muth Chantha added that all Cambodian people have the right to choose their political party, and leave one party to join another one, however, they cannot remove the party signs out. He warned that the removal of a party sign is a destruction of a party property, and the destruction of somebody else’s property is considered a criminal act. If the party sign is located within the property of a person, this person should inform the party. Furthermore, he said that some people participate in meetings because they want to receive the gift money promised by Funcinpec only, but that, in reality, they are still faithful to Prince Ranariddh.
Ok Socheat considers the return of these people as their displeasure to the lack of unity fomented by Muth Chantha and Sao Rany. Ok Socheat said that the people at the grass root levels believe that the unity will allow the royalist movement to survive and become successful in the upcoming 2008 general election. Therefore, these people do not support those who oppose the unity (meaning Muth Chantha and Sao Rany).
Ok Socheat added that he is visiting the grass root bases so that Funcinpec members who defected to the NRP, return back to Funcinpec. He noted that in Kandal province, people have taken down almost all of the NRP signs. “If we travel from Phnom Penh to the cross road at Ponhea Loeu or Ang Snuol district, the view is clear, there is no NRP signs at all.” He claimed that there are numerous NRP signs being taken down in Siem Reap, Kompong Thom, Kampot, and Takeo provinces also.
He said that people are really eager to see the unity, and they want Prince Ranairddh to return back to Funcinpec, and that if there is a delay, it will be a waste of time.
However, Muth Chantha, NRP spokesman, said: “We reviewed and followed the information about the removal of the party signs. We did not see any party sign removed during our trip to Battambang, along National Roads No. 6 and 5a.”
Muth Chantha added that all Cambodian people have the right to choose their political party, and leave one party to join another one, however, they cannot remove the party signs out. He warned that the removal of a party sign is a destruction of a party property, and the destruction of somebody else’s property is considered a criminal act. If the party sign is located within the property of a person, this person should inform the party. Furthermore, he said that some people participate in meetings because they want to receive the gift money promised by Funcinpec only, but that, in reality, they are still faithful to Prince Ranariddh.
2 comments:
Please excuse my ignorance languages French people said Cambodian folks can't control it country by themselves unless the foreigners help.To my observations it is right,look at these animals fight and fight ,bark and bark but not with Hun Sen nor Vietcong,it just good with among their own groups. If this shit still going on your folks not gonna go anywhere beside Youn slavery. If you can't not be apiece of shit call Australia,Japan,USA to rescue my poor beloved Cambodian and country and the rest of your shit fighters go to fight along border Vietnam to protect us from youn aggressors.
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Did the people at the grass root levels actually believe that the unity will allow the royalist movement to survive and become successful in the upcoming 2008 general election?
Come on, Ok Socheat! People are well aware that the Royalist movement, either Funcinpec or NRP, will only serve the CPP agenda and kiss the CPP arse holes just to get a few official positions in the government. Both Funcinpec and King Sihamoni agreed to the border treaty with Vietnam proposed by the CPP. Whatever respect you have left will not be enough to convince the Cambodian people to vote for you.
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