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| Opposition leader Sam Rainsy addressing party supporters on 23 July 2011 (Photo: Free Press Magazine Online) |
By S. Botum
Free Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Si Sophon
Click here to read the original article in Khmer
Through teleconference video call from Tunisia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy addressed an audience of more than 1,000 attendants at the inauguration of the SRP party headquarters. During his speech, Sam Rainsy raised his hope that Cambodia will see changes like Tunisia, a country where a long time and corrupt ruler was toppled at the beginning of 2011. Sam Rainsy’s expectation is based on his comparisons between the current situation in Cambodia and that of Tunisia.
Sam Rainsy is currently performing a field study on the revolution movement in Tunisia where its dictator was toppled from power. During his speech, Sam Rainsy said: “Tunisia is riddled with corruption, just like Cambodia, and this corruption bred injustice. It is a corruption backed a dictatorial regime. The dictator’s clan wielded their power whereas a very large number of the population lives in poverty. The gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider, this situation led to an outrage among the population that channeled into anger for the toppling movement. This action was spread to various other countries, such as Egypt where Hosni Mubarak held on to power for more than 40 years, his dictatorial regime was destroyed. Right now, the movement for peace and democracy continues on to Libya, Yemen and Syria. I believe that it won’t be too long before it reaches Cambodia because the situation is very similar to that in those countries.”
Sam Rainsy made this declaration only one day after Hun Xen commented that the situation in Tunisia cannot be compared to his. Hun Xen said that such action will be responded by CPP supporters, just like what happened in 1998. He said that his regime can be removed by election only.
Nevertheless, Sam Rainsy said that the fake election in Cambodia cannot be taken seriously. Election also existed in Tunisia and Egypt, but no matter what, it is impossible to beat the dictators through the election organized by the latter.
According to Sam Rainsy, in order to protect his regime, Ben Ali of Tunisia ordered the police force to shoot on the demonstrators, but because the demonstrator force is so large, the police rejected Ben Ali’s order. Then Ben Ali turned around and issued his order to the army which also rejected him. At the end, Ben Ali’s soldiers could only provide safety for him between his house and the airport, i.e. Ben Ali had to leave the country. In Sam Rainsy’s opinion, this is due to the solidarity between Tunisians and he believes that Cambodians have similar will and thoughts as the Tunisians. Sam Rainsy said that it will not take long for the situation in Cambodia to become like that in Tunisia.
11 comments:
New Prediction - the new Sam Rainsy Party central office will be destroyed before or after the 2013 National Election.
It's a waste of money to build the new office. Sam Rainsy should have used the money to buy weapons for his supporters. We need a revolution not another fake electon setup by Hun Sen!!!
I expect you to change like a ladyboy, Miss Scam
New prediction: Vietnam, Cambodia and more than half of Thailand will be wiped our by Tsunami in 2012.
Today ah Hun Sen has little nervous,
but tomorrow he will be dead.
Khmer people will make him as soup
and give his wife,his children,and
his grand children to eat his soup.
Cambodians are very mad now.
You can see a lot of blogger who
are Sam Rainsy supporters coming
on KI Media and fighting with
ah Hun Sen blogger.
Go to hell ah Hun Sen blogger!
IF SOMEBODY COMES TO FIGHT US AT OUR HOUSE, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO FIGHT THEM AT THEIR HOUSE!
don't destroy our country
The so called Jasmine Revolution and Lotus Revolution are an old song which opposition has sung for a long time, but it has never happened. It is just another political stunt and also a bargain chip that a convicted criminal Sam Rainsy tries to battle with PM Hun Sen in attemping to find his way return back to Cambodia.
A coward man like Sam Rainsy, please don't ever talk about the up rising against Cambodian government in Cambodia, just hearing a word Prey Sar prison, it will make him sleeps nightmare everynight, let alone he dares to step on Cambodia's soil.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
9:54 AM
You cannot predict the future. Thing can happen like a blink of an eye.
Hun Sen or any body can be shot in his own bedroom while sleeping like King Ananda Mahidol if the the super power do the deal that can be useful for them and if Rainsy can fulfill their interest. The ones will shoot Hun Sen will be the Vietnamese whom he is afraid of. After the Vietnamese got the land and have a full control over him, and if China decides to ease the tension with Vietnam in exchange of new leader of Cambodia, Vietnam will do for China to survive.
When the time is right, China can order Vietnam to exterminate Hun Sen and put Rainsy in power. Then Rainsy will be Vietnam's puppet or can he run away from it? The US is so broke has no money to support or protect Rainsy, then Rainsy will be on Hun Sen's shoes.
of course, everybody wants to see cambodia changes for the better, especially in development, modern infrastructure, reforms in gov't, etc, etc..., but not by revolution, only by compromise, negotiation, teamwork, cooperation, development, reforms, etc, etc, ok! no violence is allowed in cambodia, you know! there are other ways to make changes in cambodia, violence is not wanted there, ok! so don't even insinuate violence in cambodia, ok! not popular at all, you know! peace and god bless cambodia.
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