Thursday, February 03, 2011

Funcinpec fracas

A woman walks past the Funcinpec party headquarters on Norodom Boulevard today. (Photo by: Pha Lina)

Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

A senior Funcinpec official has accused the party’s Secretary General Nhek Bun Chhay of selling the party’s Phnom Penh headquarters last month without the agreement of other members of the Permanent Committee.

Phan Chantha, a former Funcinpec lawmaker and member of the committee, said Nhek Bun Chhay had sold the Norodom Boulevard building for US$3.85 million.

“This sale is completely contrary to the condition of the party,” Phan Chantha told reporters today.

Nhek Bun Chhay has purchased a new party headquarters in Bak Kheng commune, in Kandal’s Mok Kampoul district, but had not divulged how much the new property cost, Phan Chantha said.


He added that the new party building was about 10 kilometres outside Phnom Penh and difficult for party officials to access.

Phan Chantha also accused Nhek Bun Chhay of selling provincial party offices in Kampong Cham, Siem Reap and Pursat without informing the committee.

“Acting like this is not suitable for a party leader. I am not afraid of being fired from the party and I dare to be responsible before the law,” Phan Chantha said.

When contacted today, Nhek Bun Chhay denied the accusations, alleging Phan Chantha was making the claims because he intends to defect and rejoin Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Funcinpec’s former president, who split from the party in acrimony in 2006.

At that time, Ranariddh was ousted from the party following allegations he embezzled funds from the sale of the party’s then-headquarters.

Nhek Bun Chhay said a majority of Funcinpec’s Central Committee had agreed to the sale of the property, with only three or four members opposed.

“Eight-four of 87 members on the Central Committee have agreed to sell it,” he said, adding that Phan Chantha opposed the plan in order to “defend the headquarters for Samdech Krom Preah [Ranariddh]”.

Nhek Bun Chhay said the new party headquarters cost only $1.5 million, and that the profit from the sale would go towards helping the party’s development.

Funcinpec President Keo Puth Reaksmey said today that Nhek Bun Chhay could not sell the party headquarters on his own, but added that the members of the Permanent Committee had been informed of the sale.

“We have a proper contract. I suspect that the complainer does not know everything, and when he makes incorrect complaints it could be dangerous to him,” Keo Puth Reaksmey said.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I told you so about Nhek Bun Chhay!!!Nhek Bun Chhay is broke from his "playboy" lifestyle who only knows how to chase women. Nhek Bun Chhay needs money to support his "playboy" lifestyle like his former boss Rannariddh--Srey-Beer-Sra.

This is the weakest link of the FUNCINPEC: Srey-Beer-Sra.

Anonymous said...

How idiotic it is for FUNCINPEC to not learn from past lessons.
This is how exactly the CPP is longed for to see and help to divide up FUN before 2012 election.

Watch this,soon the founding and foundling father of FUNCINPEC died,this party will died with its owner.

Therefore the opposition group small or big may need to merge up soon.make sure opposition MP s are not just hanging around big cities and comfort.Go and co mingle with losers of land and livelihood at the grass root level.

The MPs who are married to each other and serving in Nat Ass may need to reexamine neopotism and crinyism carefully before throwing stones out at the adversaries.

Words of caution,transparency in politic is a double edge sword.

Anonymous said...

I want apply to buy this building but not need the building, only property. How big is this site?

Anonymous said...

maybe it goes to show some party can't even get along with each other, how can they be an effective leader if they can't solve trivial things among themselves? lack of professionalism, perhaps, or something else?

Anonymous said...

What's dangerous ah Putthoo???

You motherfucker want to hurt people too?

Anonymous said...

Do all of you still don't understand why they are losing election every year ????
This is your unswer. It is not Hun Sen fault or blame on Cambodian people for not being educated !!!!

Anonymous said...

Dear Dr. Hun Sen and Ten Thousands stars Dr. Hun Manet,

Why do you and your relatives give Kos Trol, sea and lands to Vietnam? Why? and Why?

Why do you and all of your relatives involve a lot of murder cases in Cambodia? Why? Why?

Why do you murder Cambodian K5, 1997 events and so on and so on with lost count? Why?

If you are so good why do you and your families murder Cambodians? Why? And Why?

If you are so good, why do above 90% Cambodians are so poor but you and your relatives are billionaires and millionaires? Why? Why?

Why do you try to kill people from telling the true? Why? Why?

What is the difference from Khmer Rough and you, Sir?

If you are so good why do you block KI from Cambodians?

If you are so good, why do you steal all Cambodian life such as well being, health, cut down Cambodians life expectancy as well? But you and your small group are eat well, sleep well, exercise well, have oversea doctors and best medical treatment from high class private doctors from oversea. Most Cambodians that have no money, your healthcare system left Cambodians patients to die in front of your hospital. Why? Why?

If you are so good why more than 6 millions Vietnamese are living permanently in Cambodia, right now? Why, Dr. Hen Sen? And Why

Everywhere, I walk in Cambodia I see Vietnamese speak Vietnamese every where, why? Why?

Don't you and your families scare of hell for eternity?

When you die can you bring all of your power and money with you?

Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Big ass lady and his beloved Dr. Hun Manet Please don't put us in jail or kill us for this! We want to live like you and your families do!

Khmers victim of 1997 and K5, Khmer Girl MS. Rattana Keo

PS

If Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet remove the tablet it is show they are extremely coward and his star are just joy stars given by his daddy not by patriotism. Dr. Hun Manet is very coward as his daddy they only aim to kill innocent Cambodians that all. Dr. Hun SEn and Dr. ten stars Hun Manet are very great at bullying Cambodians and killing Cambodians but cowardly toward Thai and Viet.

CPP are not just corrupted, CPP are extremely corrupt. They are even sell the country such as Kos Trol, Seas, lands, Cambodian people, Cambodian health and well being, all resources in the Cambodia…with lost count. You name it!

Seriously where is the win win policy of Dr. Hun Sen represent? The country is getting smaller and smaller and shame by Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet and his families, his relatives and friends.

Anonymous said...

The paste fish is
favorite Khmer food.
But some of those
Khmer leaders are
stinker than Prahok.
The leader,after Hun
Sen,is out of power,
Khmer citizens,they
can pick anyone they
like to become their
leaders.
People must change
some chapters of
constitution for
prime minister terms
,Two terms and not
run again all the rest of his/her life.
So,leader should not abuse power to
their citizens again.