Monday, 28 April 2008By Soun Sophalmony
The Mekong Times
Tep Nitha, Secretary General of the National Election Committee (NEC) said yesterday that Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of the opposition Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP), can still stand in the upcoming election despite a breach of trust appeal case pending at the Supreme Court.
“[An] individual who the court has decided upon has no right to register as a candidate. But if the decision hasn’t been released yet, he can register,” Tep Nitha said, adding that registration for premiership candidates starts today and ends May 12.
Prince Norodom Ranarariddh is currently in self-exile abroad following his conviction in March 2007 over the sale of the former Funcinpec headquarters. The prince was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and ordered to pay US$150,000.
Ranariddh (KI-Media: Noranarith?) Anandayat, special advisor to Prince Ranariddh, agreed that the prince can register but was unsure if he would return for the Jul 27 election.
“If the [Supreme Court] releases a decision which convicts him with any punishment, Norodom Ranariddh will ask for a king’s pardon so that he can lead the NRP into the election,” Ranariddh Anandayat said.
Liv Sovanna, a defense lawyer for Prince Ranariddh, said that he was unsure when the Supreme Court will set a date for his hearing.
“The absence of Prince Norodom Ranariddh causes concern that the election will not be free or fair. So, he should seek for resolution with the court,” said Hang Puthea, executive director of electoral NGO the Neutral and Impartial Committee on Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia.
“The government should allow all political parties to conduct equal levels of activities in order to gain support from all citizens,” he added.
“[An] individual who the court has decided upon has no right to register as a candidate. But if the decision hasn’t been released yet, he can register,” Tep Nitha said, adding that registration for premiership candidates starts today and ends May 12.
Prince Norodom Ranarariddh is currently in self-exile abroad following his conviction in March 2007 over the sale of the former Funcinpec headquarters. The prince was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and ordered to pay US$150,000.
Ranariddh (KI-Media: Noranarith?) Anandayat, special advisor to Prince Ranariddh, agreed that the prince can register but was unsure if he would return for the Jul 27 election.
“If the [Supreme Court] releases a decision which convicts him with any punishment, Norodom Ranariddh will ask for a king’s pardon so that he can lead the NRP into the election,” Ranariddh Anandayat said.
Liv Sovanna, a defense lawyer for Prince Ranariddh, said that he was unsure when the Supreme Court will set a date for his hearing.
“The absence of Prince Norodom Ranariddh causes concern that the election will not be free or fair. So, he should seek for resolution with the court,” said Hang Puthea, executive director of electoral NGO the Neutral and Impartial Committee on Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia.
“The government should allow all political parties to conduct equal levels of activities in order to gain support from all citizens,” he added.
7 comments:
How many SEAT/SHIT will you win in the next election?
That is not democratic to allow a man with an allegation to stand as a candidate for a general election. That person have to cleared his name three months prior the election. Rannarith cannot simply wave his allegation just because he is a son of the former king or a leader of a political party. Enough is enough for this kind of shit law. Areak Prey
Vous aurez dû faire d'autre métier de ce que vous êtes en train de faire , savez vous pourquoi ? C'est à cause de votre père de sa pensée << crétinisme>> quand vous étiez jeune . Dommage , dommage vous aurez pu sauver des milliers de vie , vous savez mais c'est à cause de votre crétin de père que vous êtes en arrivé la En plus avec votre belle << comment dire? aidez moi à trouver le mot>>
N'oubliez pas votre oncle le le vrai patriote et vraie démocrate SISOWATH SIRIMATAK il n'est pas mort pour rien Vous savez cela et votre beau frere qui est décédé
le mec qui ne vous veut que du bien
PS Ne soyez pas comme votre pere , cet espece d'obsédé sexuel , qui a abusé de ses pouvoirs
ah plok choy!
In all fairness, Hun Sen deserves a shot in next election to ruin royalties for good.
Soon Sihanouk died, Hun Sen will sell royal palaces to the next higher bidder.
ជូនចំពោះ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ៊ុន សែន,
ពេលនេះ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ ឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែនគួរតែ គិតគូរដោះស្រាយ បញ្ហាទំនិញឡើងថ្លៃ ទើបត្រឹមត្រូវ ព្រោះជារឿង ដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ទូទាំងប្រទេស កំពុងខ្វាយខ្វល់។ ប៉ុន្តែ អាខ្ញុំយួនរូបនេះ បែរជាគិតគូរ អារឿងគ្មានអ្នកខ្វាយខ្វល់ទៅវិញ ដូចជារឿង"លុបបំបាត់រាជស័ព្ទ"ជាដើម ។
នេះចំជាអាហ៊ុន សែនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទមែនហើយ! ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ សូមអញ្ជើញអាហ៊ុន សែន ទៅពេទ្យកាល់មែត ដើម្បីតំរង់សរសៃប្រសាទ ឡើងវិញទៅ ព្រោះដោយសារ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ្នឹងហើយ
ដែលវាចុះហត្ថលេខា អោយដីទៅយួន អោយយួនចូលនៅខុសច្បាប់ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
ងាប់អោយស្រឡះទៅ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែន។ គ្មានខ្មែរណាស្រណោះ អាក្បត់ជាតិឯងទេ។
កូនខ្មែរគ្រប់រូបខ្មាសអៀន យ៉ាងក្រៃលែង ចំពោះពិភពលោក ព្រោះប្រទេសកម្ពុជា មានអ្នកកាន់អំណាចសព្វថ្ងៃ ជាខ្ញុំយួន និង ជាជនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ ឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែន។
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