Ranariddh Party Continues Push for Pardon
By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
04 September 2008
The Norodom Ranariddh Party is pushing Prime Minister Hun Sen to pardon its exiled leader, offering to bring its two National Assembly seats in line with the ruling party in exchange, officials said Thursday.
The Norodom Ranariddh Party won two seats in the election, and if it sides with the opposition, it will create a block of 31 National Assembly votes capable of drafting motions critical of the government.
Without the Norodom Ranariddh Party, the opposition Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties can only muster 29 votes, one vote short under the constitution of drafting critical legislation or forwarding motions to call government officials to answer policy questions before the Assembly.
Prince Norodom Ranariddh faces an 18-month prison sentence and a fine of $150,000 if he returns to Cambodia, on breach of trust charges stemming from the sale of Funcinpec party headquarters in 2006, when he was president of the party.
The Norodom Ranariddh Party has requested a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni, but royal officials say the king has sought agreement for a pardon from Hun Sen.
NRP spokesman Suth Dina said Thursday the party's two seats have political value for the ruling Cambodian People's Party to help it avoid problems from the opposition.
"If Prince Ranariddh joins in the opposition alliance, it will make trouble for the CPP, because we have more than 30 elements to criticize the government," he said. "We believe that the CPP, especially Prime Minister Hun Sen, will not let the prince stay with the opposition and will pardon the prince, for returning home."
Suth Dina did not say Thursday whether the Norodom Ranariddh Party was ready to join the opposition coalition. The party broke with the opposition by accepting the legitimacy of the election shortly after the polls.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Thursday the prince cannot be pardoned.
"The court sentenced him already," he said. "But the king and the prime minister can ask the court to suspend the prince's guilty sentence, and then the prince can go back home."
The Norodom Ranariddh Party won two seats in the election, and if it sides with the opposition, it will create a block of 31 National Assembly votes capable of drafting motions critical of the government.
Without the Norodom Ranariddh Party, the opposition Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties can only muster 29 votes, one vote short under the constitution of drafting critical legislation or forwarding motions to call government officials to answer policy questions before the Assembly.
Prince Norodom Ranariddh faces an 18-month prison sentence and a fine of $150,000 if he returns to Cambodia, on breach of trust charges stemming from the sale of Funcinpec party headquarters in 2006, when he was president of the party.
The Norodom Ranariddh Party has requested a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni, but royal officials say the king has sought agreement for a pardon from Hun Sen.
NRP spokesman Suth Dina said Thursday the party's two seats have political value for the ruling Cambodian People's Party to help it avoid problems from the opposition.
"If Prince Ranariddh joins in the opposition alliance, it will make trouble for the CPP, because we have more than 30 elements to criticize the government," he said. "We believe that the CPP, especially Prime Minister Hun Sen, will not let the prince stay with the opposition and will pardon the prince, for returning home."
Suth Dina did not say Thursday whether the Norodom Ranariddh Party was ready to join the opposition coalition. The party broke with the opposition by accepting the legitimacy of the election shortly after the polls.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Thursday the prince cannot be pardoned.
"The court sentenced him already," he said. "But the king and the prime minister can ask the court to suspend the prince's guilty sentence, and then the prince can go back home."
16 comments:
please do not work with Ranarith and who care CPP going to do what they want anyway!
Fuck YOU all, UN too!
THE OFFSPRING PRODUCT FROM SIHANOUK DO NOTHING FRUITFUL TO CAMBODIA BUT BURDEN AND HARMFUL...NORODOMS ARE PISCES AND SHITS..FROM FATHER TO SONS AND GRAND CHILDREN...
SIHANOUK= PLAYBOY AND INCEST ...SCREWED HIS OWN AUNT AT 13 YEARS OLD...
RANARIDH=GIRLS..WINE...DOLLARS..MISTRESSES
SIHAKMINI= GAY AND DUMB LIKE TING MONG...
Ranaridh should get out from politic, it better for Cambodia.
A whole world knew Ranaridh is the traitor.
Hunger for money and power do nothing for his country.
Man , I hate this pieces of shit AH RANARIDH , you should not born as Khmer , you fucking traiter , drink pussy juice , AH hUN SEN DOG , AH JKEA LAMOUP KORN DOUY...you and your father are LIVE WITH PUSSY DIE WITH PUSSY .. you been hurt Khmer peoples enough , get the hell out of Khmer peolpes life , you rage
A man without integrity and a self-esteem will sell himself at all cost to have a job and a place to gain moneys and power to feed his wild desire in sex life, gamblings addiction. These men cannot qualify to be a leader. He will destroy everyone life like his. He cannot even lead his family. He behaves like a dog. Rannarith is worst than a dog because of up bringing that way.
I like & love ah fucker RANARIDH, cuz he knows how to suck pussies...LOL...
Ranarid is good at pussy sucking.
I am a royalist.
But I hate AH CHKE Dog Ranarith . Although he is a high intellectual. through his behavior and political activities, he deserves only disgust and MEPRIS.
What an animal Ranorith shamelessly ,taking away the citizen trust to exchange with money and pussy,who is still believe with the low life prince doggy? Oh Sihaknuk you made your kids are worthless Bophadevi having affair thousand times with the singer,Chakrapong the drunkard prince drink and cheap rip business people off(drink and don't pay )Ranorith th pimp prince with a doggy life style worth less than dog it has only winter to have the partner,but Ranorith 24 hours none stop careless a bout the Cambodia ,Ranorith need to be punished by placing remote control bomb on his car,go to hell ah monarchy shit waste our tax money doing nothing.
The man that Ranorith stole his niece away after she got pick as #2 beauty queen.
Poor kong kong's son. He has no more money also no honey. Go to jungle and look for fruit dumb king kong.
vas te faire encul" toi et ta famille a kbat chheat rannaridh...
fils de pute
oh boy, khmer are surely a fucked up race. What a mess up country. It deserved to be extinct. Shame to be khmer.
3:26PM fuck your mother to hell! and your father was ah goat fece fucking Ho Chiminh motherfucker!
i can't wait for cambodia to replaced by the next younger future and better leaders to lead the country. i think all the old leaders, given their many, unlearned mistakes and unchanged elitist attitude did nothing good for cambodia except causing chaotic paining and suffering since the dawn of time. well, maybe in between, there are a few good leaders like during the khmer empire and sometimes later; however, the majority are really bad for cambodia. i hope cambodia will have a better and smart leader who can make a real difference in reforms and development for cambodia. although cambodia is somewhat better now, still, there are a lot of work to be done. could be better. god bless cambodia.
3:26,
You posted on the wrong forum....... tried Thai forum you dumb fuck!
I am just amazed to see Ah Ranariddh still have these dumb fvck supporters still incline to tag along for the ride after he deserted them during the 1997 elections.
His dumb fvck supporters should understand that this pimp will not only fvck you once, but he will fvck you twice. That's the nature of the pimp!
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