Original report from Phnom Penh
07 August 2008
The Committee for Free and Fair Elections on Thursday sharply criticized the government's top election body and commune-level authorities for the omission of tens of thousands of voters from registries in last month's election.
Comfrel recorded 1,148 cases of name omission in 17 municipalities and provinces, sometimes with as many as 50 or 100 names missing in one case.
An estimated 57,000 names were deleted from voter lists ahead of Election Day, and competing parties have blamed the Cambodian People's Party and the National Election Committee.
The new cases were recorded separately from those deletions, and Comfrel's chief investigator, Mar Sophal said Thursday the NEC and local authorities were to blame.
"The NEC and commune authorities are responsible for the increasing loss of the voters' rights," he said.
Thursday's criticism was the most pointed to date of the national election body, which is comprised of a majority of CPP appointees and has been criticized in the past for political bias.
"There are serious problems affecting the loss of the voting rights, more so than the last election," Mar Sophal said. "The loss of voters' rights is a very serious problem."
NEC officials said Thursday the Comfrel report was not accurate.
"But we welcome what Comfrel has raised," NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha said. "I think Comfrel negatively assessed the NEC election process, and Comfrel cannot look into the main problem."
Comfrel recorded 1,148 cases of name omission in 17 municipalities and provinces, sometimes with as many as 50 or 100 names missing in one case.
An estimated 57,000 names were deleted from voter lists ahead of Election Day, and competing parties have blamed the Cambodian People's Party and the National Election Committee.
The new cases were recorded separately from those deletions, and Comfrel's chief investigator, Mar Sophal said Thursday the NEC and local authorities were to blame.
"The NEC and commune authorities are responsible for the increasing loss of the voters' rights," he said.
Thursday's criticism was the most pointed to date of the national election body, which is comprised of a majority of CPP appointees and has been criticized in the past for political bias.
"There are serious problems affecting the loss of the voting rights, more so than the last election," Mar Sophal said. "The loss of voters' rights is a very serious problem."
NEC officials said Thursday the Comfrel report was not accurate.
"But we welcome what Comfrel has raised," NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha said. "I think Comfrel negatively assessed the NEC election process, and Comfrel cannot look into the main problem."
5 comments:
Gentleman
Again and again,the ABUSE of public POWER and CORRUPTION drive the country to denied shameful persistance.
These are in fact are CRIMES against cambodians.
NEC is not any personal organisation, but NATIONAL BODY for national interests.
Mr TEP NITHA can't serve that interest, he has to be punished for crimes committed amd NEC is reformed.
No one should own the country, but the kingdom where the KING should bind the social infrastructure.OUR
CONSTITUTION promts our king to his OBLIGATIONS for BETTER cambodia.
Neang SA
Such case can not be denied under reality. I personality notice several people could not find their names in my electoral station. Several times the number of stations would be around that number. Another case is that NEC does not have mobile electoral units - how can disable persons vote? They also do not have mobile registration units - how can disable persons register? NEC staff also are not qualified - they rejected me when I showed them my driving license. A driving license is issued by government body and why it can not be used as a legal Identification?
We Should Kick Ah Tep Ni Tha ASS ASAP.
NEC=CPP's Election Committee
Hu Zen cannot do anything with the neighbouring Siam encroachment and silently yet handsomely pray that the protesters of PAD in Siam be CRACKED DOWN OR BE VANISHED LIKE THOSE IN CAMBODIA.
However, for the country development, Hu Zen can (should we say) pioneer or initiate and implement enormous tasks in order to develop the country in the speed pace (Whether he very much CARES OR NOT???)
First, Hu Zen can FILTER, CHANGE AND CLEAN the LUCRATIVE YET CORRUPTED ATTITUDES OF HIS GOVERNING SYSTEM. He absolutely can implement this task by enacting such laws as: Anti-Corruption Law and the Laws to strengthen work and process of the governing administration. Rewards should be positive, useful tools to motivate the potential, capable and experienced state public servants and punishment or being prosecuted by court for those who use or violate the authorities or responsibilities to extort money and benefits from any individuals or public (info. media plays a vital role along with probe of neutral, reliable body). Hu Zen Must Pave the Paths and Bring Light to the Governing System of Well-Restricted Corruption, Well-Respected and Abided by Rule of Laws, But Not Laws or Memorandums by Mouths of Sole Powerful Individuals. The laws should be necessarily abided by everyone from the TOP TO BOTTOM (ROLE MODEL FROM THE TOP SETS UP STRONG FUNDAMENTAL AND PAVES WAY FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS since Hu Zen has the ultimate control of everything in his power) and must be genuinely REINFORCED on the basis of promoting the effectiveness and culture of law implementation (NOT IMPUNITY or right-wrong gauged by the mouths of powerful individuals). To have triumph over this easily-won battle (Hu Zen controls everything; he only has to listen to the noble voice-the voice crying and wishing for JUST development and EQUAL justice governing by the RULE OF LAWS), Hu Zen, in case he wants to see all of these solid-well-built and healthy developments of the country in the eyes of Khmers for generations to come, HAS to SHOW HIS POLITICAL WILL AND WASTES NO SECOND TO PROVE HIS DETERMINATION AND COMMITMENT VISIBLE WORK, GREAT EFFORT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT (NOT sing the same old songs, yet more and more visible, serious rampant corruption and injustice everywhere). START from high-ranking officers (known as too partial and party-policy sideline favoring, which neglect and refuse to accept international working quality and standard. THE TOP HAS TO ROLE MODEL AND MUST NOT TOO-POWER ADDICTED????) TO police and civil servants and so on.
HOWEVER, the leaders MUST NOT held the fate of the country and the people as their hostage of OWN POWER OR FAMILY’S INTEREST. The leaders have to be READY to sacrifice own interest and READY to undergo sufferings and hardships if the leaders are to lead the people and his nation to development and prosperity UNDER the governing of LAW AND JUSTICE FOR ALL??????
May God blesses Khmer and his Nation!!!!!!!!
Tips in Leadership:
-Too long in power can poison a person’s mind; the leaders become power-addicted and because the leaders are fighting NOT FOR SAKE OF GOOD CAUSES OR INTEREST OF THE NATION but his and his family’s power and interest, therefore the leaders will CRUSH AND KILL EVERYONE INTERFERING IN THE PROCESS and with the knowledge yet eyes closed WILL SET NO EFFECTIVE MEANS TO RESTRICT OR CURB THE RAMPANT CORRUPTION AND INJUSTICE as long as they can still stay in power and though the power is from MISERIES, BLOOD AND SOULS OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE!!!!!!
In Truth and Decent Laws We Trust!!!!!!
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