By Ouk Sav Boury
2nd July 2008
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Many election monitoring groups observed that state resources had been used by the ruling party for the election campaign.
President of ADHOC, Mr. Thun Saray, said that other than government officials using government-owned vehicles to campaign, there are other state-owned vehicles being used by the ruling party to harass the opposition activists more than in previous elections.
Mr Thun Saray said: “In the 2003 election we did not see many cases of the armed forces using state-owned vehicles to campaign for the election. But in this election, we have seen increased use of state-owned vehicles for the election campaign.”
Mr Kul Panha, president of the election monitoring group COMFREL, said that so far there are 35 cases of state-owned vehicles being used in 24 provinces for the election campaign. He said that in the provinces with more parliamentary seats, the use of state-owned vehicles to campaign are more prevalent. Mr Kul Panha said: “There were government officials as well as the armed forces, during working hours or even outside of working hours, have actively participated in the harassments of the opposition parties during the election campaign. And many state-owned vehicles had been used in the campaign but we observed that they had taken off the number plates, or in some cases the number plates had been covered. But the point is that the state-owned vehicles had been used for the election campaign. And we found 35 cases of state-owned vehicles being used for the election campaign.”
Reacting to these claims, Mr. Cheam Yeap, an official from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said that there might be some cases of the state-owned vehicles being used for the election campaign. He said: “Some officials might forget about the election rules because nationally the CPP has nearly 5 million members. And among the 5 million members there are so many government officials as well and because there are so many of them, some officials might forget about the election rules. It is unavoidable.”
Mr Lu Laysreng, vice-president of the Funinpec Party, denied that his party used state-owned vehicle to campaign for the election. He said: “Not many Funcinpec officials have state-owned vehicles. In fact nobody has any state-owned vehicles. The vehicle that I used, in my capacity as Deputy Prime Minister, is my private vehicle. I served a Deputy Prime Minister for two terms, but I never received any government-funded vehicles. All the vehicles I used are my own private vehicles, they are not state-owned.”
Mr Eng Chhay Eang, Secretary General of the Sam Rainsy said that the vehicles with the “National Assembly” number plates are private vehicles. They are not provided by the state. He said: “The vehicles with the 'government' number plates attached are state-owned vehicles, but the vehicles with the 'National Assembly' number plates attached are private vehicles. All members of parliament from all political parties have the 'National Assembly' number plates attached to their cars, but they are private vehicles.”
Mr Tep Nytha, Secretary General of the National Election Committee (NEC), said that if the election monitoring groups have any evidence relating to the use of state-owned vehicles to campaign for the election, they can lodge a complaint with the Commune Election Committee (CEC) or with the Provincial Election Committee (PEC) so that they can help to resolve the matter.
At the same day that there are claims about election campaign irregularities, Mr. Thun Saray said that the atmosphere in the first week of the election campaign was better than the 2003 election campaign.
2nd July 2008
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Many election monitoring groups observed that state resources had been used by the ruling party for the election campaign.
President of ADHOC, Mr. Thun Saray, said that other than government officials using government-owned vehicles to campaign, there are other state-owned vehicles being used by the ruling party to harass the opposition activists more than in previous elections.
Mr Thun Saray said: “In the 2003 election we did not see many cases of the armed forces using state-owned vehicles to campaign for the election. But in this election, we have seen increased use of state-owned vehicles for the election campaign.”
Mr Kul Panha, president of the election monitoring group COMFREL, said that so far there are 35 cases of state-owned vehicles being used in 24 provinces for the election campaign. He said that in the provinces with more parliamentary seats, the use of state-owned vehicles to campaign are more prevalent. Mr Kul Panha said: “There were government officials as well as the armed forces, during working hours or even outside of working hours, have actively participated in the harassments of the opposition parties during the election campaign. And many state-owned vehicles had been used in the campaign but we observed that they had taken off the number plates, or in some cases the number plates had been covered. But the point is that the state-owned vehicles had been used for the election campaign. And we found 35 cases of state-owned vehicles being used for the election campaign.”
Reacting to these claims, Mr. Cheam Yeap, an official from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said that there might be some cases of the state-owned vehicles being used for the election campaign. He said: “Some officials might forget about the election rules because nationally the CPP has nearly 5 million members. And among the 5 million members there are so many government officials as well and because there are so many of them, some officials might forget about the election rules. It is unavoidable.”
Mr Lu Laysreng, vice-president of the Funinpec Party, denied that his party used state-owned vehicle to campaign for the election. He said: “Not many Funcinpec officials have state-owned vehicles. In fact nobody has any state-owned vehicles. The vehicle that I used, in my capacity as Deputy Prime Minister, is my private vehicle. I served a Deputy Prime Minister for two terms, but I never received any government-funded vehicles. All the vehicles I used are my own private vehicles, they are not state-owned.”
Mr Eng Chhay Eang, Secretary General of the Sam Rainsy said that the vehicles with the “National Assembly” number plates are private vehicles. They are not provided by the state. He said: “The vehicles with the 'government' number plates attached are state-owned vehicles, but the vehicles with the 'National Assembly' number plates attached are private vehicles. All members of parliament from all political parties have the 'National Assembly' number plates attached to their cars, but they are private vehicles.”
Mr Tep Nytha, Secretary General of the National Election Committee (NEC), said that if the election monitoring groups have any evidence relating to the use of state-owned vehicles to campaign for the election, they can lodge a complaint with the Commune Election Committee (CEC) or with the Provincial Election Committee (PEC) so that they can help to resolve the matter.
At the same day that there are claims about election campaign irregularities, Mr. Thun Saray said that the atmosphere in the first week of the election campaign was better than the 2003 election campaign.
13 comments:
Mr. Tep Nitha,
How the CEC or SEC can solve this matter? Do they have a proper right and duty to solve? How power they have?
CPP is going down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waht can we do? ah Kwack and goons take Million and millions from the country to satify its lifestyle every day! And they can kille anyone any time as they wish make sure it not over 100 SO IT IS UNDER THE RADA OF UN'S COUNT AS BAD GUY!
Nonesense, many civil servants only have one car from work to get around. Is the idiot (Thun Saray) proposed that these civil servants should buy new car or rent one a during election period? They certainly are not going to do that. So don't hold your breath, moron.
CPP is marionette of Vietnam because they sell the country out. They use the unshamfull communist strategie, in order to win this election. This behaviuos has never exist in Cambodian people. Khmer farmer
8:56PM are you just stupid like your farther Ah Hun Xen! you are cheating in school didn't you?
We are not talking about you stupid father going to buy or steal a new car!" just do not use state propeties to serve your personal gaong!"
And you should tell your father and yourself too, stupid, GO to SCHOOL!!! don't acept the fucking PHD from the fucking goat face ah Youn Hanoi Vietnamese mother fucker! Do mair may!Kong Kack Ah Kwack makang!parite brain!
There is nothing wrong with employee using company's car to support their political party. They do it everywhere.
PS: Also there is nothing wrong with employee to contribute some of their earning to their political party either, regardless if their employer are private company or government.
1:39AM ! THAT PRIVATE AND UP TO THE BOSS!
But in the future when if the company is going public than they can not use the properties the same as goverment!
1:42Am why are you so stupid! if employee whant to use their money to contribution is up to them! But if you fool try to collected at pay day or deducted from the payroll it open opportunity for pressur and extortion!
You stupid CPP should give pay the the employee as regular pay if the want to contribute let they do some where else not by your fucking suppervise or boss!
Use your brain son of ah Kwack!
Yeah, but most company doesn't mind how employee used their cars. I have one now, and it is just as good as mine. All I do is paying for gas when I used it for vacation or personal. They pay for all of the maintenances and the whole nine yards. All I have to do is to bring it to the garage as prescribed in company policy, and there is nothing in the policy that prohibit me from using the car to support my political party so long I pay for the gas.
As for contributing some of your earning to your political party, that depend on what your business is. Personally, I don't contribute shit, except for my time.
Using company's cars to campaign for election, if the laws don't prohibit it is ok, but in the spirit of a free and fair election it is immoral. Here we are talking about state properties, state-funded cars, not private company cars. No one has the rights to use state properties to serve their own political purposes. Also Tep Nytha and the electoral laws state CLEARLY that it is against the laws for anyone to use state properties such as government-funded vehicles to campaign for anyone political parties. The electoral law prohibits it, so it is against the laws. This is the point.
Nope, there is nothing immoral because I have a choice. I can choose to support any party I wished. I was not forced to choose a particular party against my will, and that is what important here.
PS: oh and stated funded car is no difference from private company funded car. A job is a job, and you have the choice to use your car to support any party.
The problem with you is everything is illegal unless a person supports your infidel Scam Rainxy.
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