By Ka-Set
Unofficial translation from French by Tola Ek
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On Tuesday 22 July, the Human Rights Party (HRP) organized at its party headquarters a religious ceremony to free all the citizens from the “forced” election promises they made to other parties in exchange for gifts. The objective was to “free” the voters so they can vote for the party of their choice. In front of about 300 participants and HRP leaders, the ceremony went on under the direction of a dynamic “achar” (Master of Ceremony). “Long life the Human Rights Party! Vote for the HRP and support the candidacy of Kem Sokha for premiership!” the achar shouted under the public clapping. The achar then said: “And, long life the 07 January!” Some clapping was heard, then a deep silence fell… The HRP president took over the microphone from the achar and made the correction: “Uh, it’s not 07 January [date of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Vietnamese], but 27 July!” Outside of the party headquarters, some were whispering while laughing: “This achar will not get any pay for his performance!”…
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