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| SRP MP Chan Cheng (Photo: Radio France Internationale) |
February 22, 2012
OPPOSITION MP CHAN CHENG’S CASE FOLLOWED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
SRP National Assembly member Chan Cheng whose parliamentary immunity was suspended in December 2011, is now back in Cambodia after staying two months in France.
His case is being followed by the European Parliament. On January 9, 2012, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) learned that “the [Cambodian] ruling party [was], once again, fabricating charges against an opposition member of parliament [Chan Cheng], a few weeks before Senate elections. This confirms that the strategy of Cambodia's ruling party is to use a politically subservient judiciary to crack down on all government critics.”
The concerned MEPs are in the opinion that “the European Union cannot continue with its ‘business as usual’ approach to its relations with the Cambodian Government. Article 1 of the ongoing cooperation/aid agreement between the EU and Cambodia states that Cambodia has an obligation to respect human rights.”
The corresponding official text that is circulating at the European Parliament is titled “Cambodia: opposition member of parliament [Chan Cheng] harassed, continuing violation of democratic principles and judiciary system used to eliminate political opponents.”
Questions asked by MEPs containing the above remarks have been translated and published in 23 languages and will soon receive appropriate answers from the European Commission, a major donor institution.
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As a Khmer of European citizen, I urge the European Union to stand up collectively to the Cambodian Government, to make sure the Cambodian Government respects and implements the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement on Cambodia in full immediately, so that the rule of law, the respect of true democracy and human right can be guaranteed, last but not least, the respect of Cambodia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity by aggressive neighbors.
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