By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
10 March 2008
Residents of Phnom Penh's Tuol Kork district watched Monday as local police confiscated a political party's sign. Next to the sign was an overflowing shipping container of trash. That pile of trash, the residents said, should have received more priority.
Instead, the Human Rights Party was not allowed to hang its party sign, an act the group called illegal.
Party signs are a common form of party propaganda ahead of elections.
After about a dozen police put a large party sign in the back of a truck and carried it away, neighbors at the site told VOA Khmer the signs were not hurting anyone, but the reeking pile of garbage needed more attention.
"The removal is not a good sign for the political party, or for a democratic country," said 70-year-old resident Men Sean. "And the way the authorities act will affect the voters' feelings."
Instead, the Human Rights Party was not allowed to hang its party sign, an act the group called illegal.
Party signs are a common form of party propaganda ahead of elections.
After about a dozen police put a large party sign in the back of a truck and carried it away, neighbors at the site told VOA Khmer the signs were not hurting anyone, but the reeking pile of garbage needed more attention.
"The removal is not a good sign for the political party, or for a democratic country," said 70-year-old resident Men Sean. "And the way the authorities act will affect the voters' feelings."
5 comments:
Kem Sokha? He is Ah youn Youn Hun Xen' party!!!!He is the asme Hun Xen!!!He does for Hun Xen!!!
Kem Sokha become the money for the HRP from Hun Xen(the corruption money).
Forget Kem Sokha!!
The Police remove only that the people look at Kem Sokha ,he realy against Hun Xen!!!
The Khmers people in abroad don't support him!!!
Khmer people in abroad have no money for him!!!
Hey What'swrong with this guy 2:55am It's too early for you to place a common or you don't have sex that night.How do you know that Khmer people abroad didn't support or donated Kem Sokha a money.May be you don't know.Let me tell you Kem Sokha received about 1/2 Million Dollars from Khmer abroad that they want hided their name for their safety.But instaded Mr SR received money direct from SA for his campaign.Wake up 2:55 am and take a shower and seat down with a cup a coffee and watch TV on July 28 and see SRP go down to drain and may be SRP is in the 3rd spot in post election.Relax my friend look around you and look over the whole Khmer history.You will do the same as KR if you are not belong to me you are my enemy and you get killed.Your sound and your attitute are the same Khner Rouge.
I feel very very sorry to you for your frustration man.
It is not police job to collect trash.
The people who support Khem Sokha are the stupid people and these people just want to break up the opposition party, SRP. These people have no brain including the guy 5:43AM. Are you nut to support KS? Go to have Sex with Srey Youn to wash your brain. Only a small bunch of people support this guy. Majority of Khmer people abroad support SRP.
Wrong, Kem Sokha did not want to break up anything. He want to unite all parties to run against the CPP. It is the SRP that is stupid. They always elected the same PM candidate (Xam Rainshit the losers) forever to run against the CPP. Who will want to waste time with that, and that is also the reason why many people jump ship.
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