Cambodians look for their registration numbers outside a polling station located at the base of the Preah Vihear temple, about 250 km (152 miles) northeast of Siem Reap, July 27, 2008. Cambodians voted on Sunday in an election likely to bestow another five-year term on long-time Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose standing has been boosted by a nationalist spat with Thailand over a 900-year-old temple. REUTERS/Adrees Latif27 July 2008
By A.L.G Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
The SRP denounced several irregularities which would have been observed in the days leading to the ballot casting.
Hundreds of names would have been deleted from the voting list in Sangkat Boeng Tumpun, Meanchey district, the Sam Rainsy party (SRP) denounced in a communiqué issued on 26 July. “Of those who were left off the list, most had the appropriate documentation in hand to prove it,” SRP said.
“Many of these people had discovered several months earlier that their names were not on the voter list. Then, they complained to the electoral officials who reassured them, but today they discover that their names are still missing from the voter list.”
Furthermore, the SRP also reported incidents which took place during the last days of the election campaign: On 25 July, in Battambang, Yoob Vasy and Chea Saroeun, two young 21-year-old SRP activists, were brutalized by CPP activists near a demonstration to support Sam Rainsy. Later, stones were thrown on the SRP parade, hurting Suon Chamroeun, the president of the SRP youth movement in Battambang, and Chea Keo, the fourth SRP candidate.
Also, according to the SRP, on 25 July, CPP members made several visits to Kampot voters trying to buy their votes. Such practices were observed last weekend and CPP members paid 10,000 riels ($2.50) for each vote they can buy. On 24 July, the CPP was fined 5 million riels ($1,250) by the provincial election committee (PEC) for such illegal activities, the SRP reported.
Hundreds of names would have been deleted from the voting list in Sangkat Boeng Tumpun, Meanchey district, the Sam Rainsy party (SRP) denounced in a communiqué issued on 26 July. “Of those who were left off the list, most had the appropriate documentation in hand to prove it,” SRP said.
“Many of these people had discovered several months earlier that their names were not on the voter list. Then, they complained to the electoral officials who reassured them, but today they discover that their names are still missing from the voter list.”
Furthermore, the SRP also reported incidents which took place during the last days of the election campaign: On 25 July, in Battambang, Yoob Vasy and Chea Saroeun, two young 21-year-old SRP activists, were brutalized by CPP activists near a demonstration to support Sam Rainsy. Later, stones were thrown on the SRP parade, hurting Suon Chamroeun, the president of the SRP youth movement in Battambang, and Chea Keo, the fourth SRP candidate.
Also, according to the SRP, on 25 July, CPP members made several visits to Kampot voters trying to buy their votes. Such practices were observed last weekend and CPP members paid 10,000 riels ($2.50) for each vote they can buy. On 24 July, the CPP was fined 5 million riels ($1,250) by the provincial election committee (PEC) for such illegal activities, the SRP reported.
6 comments:
Wanna find out the solution, you have to shoot Tep Nytha's head. For sure, you'll get the answer....
SRP finished!!! Muahahaha!!!!
hey, watch out! That's my ass you are Muah!
The monekys continue to rule.
It's simple please they should count all the votes with the presence of the international observers.
Then we whoever that have its names missing must vote and we'll see who is the real winner.
It's simple they should count all the votes in the presence of the international observers.
Then whoever that have its names removed must vote and we'll see who is the real winner.
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