Mon, 02 Feb 2009
DPA
Phnom Penh - The Vice-President of Germany's Parliament, Wolfgang Thierse, used his visit to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Monday to tell the country's leaders they must bring an end to corruption and promote democratic pluralism. Thierse met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, members of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, opposition parties, civil society groups and religious leaders and visited Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, where four former leaders of the genocidal regime are currently facing trial for crimes against humanity.
"During discussions with the prime minister I reiterated our concerns about the state of democracy in Cambodia and the worrying level of corruption," Thierse told reporters.
"Corruption is a major concern because it prevents the law from being properly applied. There is not a lack of laws in this country, but rather a lack of law enforcement."
Thierse said his meetings with opposition parties - which hold just a handful of seats in Cambodia's parliament - highlighted the need for a range of political parties in Cambodia's burgeoning democracy.
"Having an effective opposition is extremely important for any democracy. In Germany, for example, a member of the opposition heads the treasury committee, which is the most important parliamentary committee," he said.
Thierse confirmed that Germany would continue to contribute funding to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, but said the government needed to satisfactorily investigate allegations of corruption on the Cambodian side of the court.
"During discussions with the prime minister I reiterated our concerns about the state of democracy in Cambodia and the worrying level of corruption," Thierse told reporters.
"Corruption is a major concern because it prevents the law from being properly applied. There is not a lack of laws in this country, but rather a lack of law enforcement."
Thierse said his meetings with opposition parties - which hold just a handful of seats in Cambodia's parliament - highlighted the need for a range of political parties in Cambodia's burgeoning democracy.
"Having an effective opposition is extremely important for any democracy. In Germany, for example, a member of the opposition heads the treasury committee, which is the most important parliamentary committee," he said.
Thierse confirmed that Germany would continue to contribute funding to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, but said the government needed to satisfactorily investigate allegations of corruption on the Cambodian side of the court.
16 comments:
Let's just wait and see if Gernamy's
warning has some effect upon this Yuon-backed government. I do not optimistic about it, for Hun Sen is the strongest man of all.
Strong thing usually breake itself!!!!
How can Germany? They are on the same boat as we are.
He lacks understand of Khmer people-- what a wast of spit. Khmer can sell their homeland and ancestors for money and boasting about it. Well-intended speech, though, to bunch of numb-skilled idiots.
Correction: numbed-skull idiots
1:04AM, what do you mean???? They are smart people...but only secondary to Khmer's impunity minds!! Read more, or visit German before voice you naive comment!!!
10:04AM,
In order to kick a criminal out of a boat, one must be in the same boat.
Thanks Germany for acknowledging this to cambodia and the world. For some thickskin like hun sen and hanoi need to hear 1000 times, before it get a little bit into skull.
Waiting to see the cpp and hanoi falls like the berlin's wall.
When one falls, the other goes together. "Monkey see, Monkeys do"
Ah Potato diggers just love to fantasize. The truth of the matter is nobody messes with Cambodia under the admirable PM Hun Sen.
Ah Yuon’s slave 3:49AM was bought and paid for in full. That is why he bows to Yuon’s feet for the howling at Germany and other donor countries, but behind the scene, he is thirst for foreigner’s money.
What a two-faced, idiot!
You used a wrong adjective to lable your Hun Sen. The most fit adjective for Hun Sen is punishable for betraying the country.
ភ្លឺភ្នែកហើយឬនៅ ម្នាលហ៊ុនសែន?
ចាំគេឲ្យអាចន៏ឬ ទើបភ្ញាក់ខ្លួន?
All adjectives fit for Ah Yuon’s slaves as long as there is something to do with the following:
CRIMINAL, ILLEGAL, OUTRAGEOUS, UNLAWFUL, DISHONEST ETC…
Indeed, 1:38, that is the only way to get rid of Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy and his potato diggers.
The Potato diggers are digging the the Tamarind seeds from the Ox-Dung
Note : Dung is Yuon-Hanoi Prime Minister who is the Hun Xen's Master.
4:53, Ah wife beater's who recently deported from the US.
Unable to follow the simpliest rules in America. Can't blame him from an animal-like behavioral stand point.
Whoever produce this wasteful DNA should be shot.
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