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| Mu Sochua and Sam Rainsy at the EU Parliament with MEP Josef Weidenholser |
20 March 2013
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
WASHINGTON DC - Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is in Brussels to lobby members of the European Union’s parliament to help him return to Cambodia for July’s national elections.
Sam Rainsy remains in exile, facing a raft of criminal charges he says are politically motivated. Outside observers say he should be allowed to return to Cambodia to help the opposition contest the election if it is to be considered free and fair.
In Brussels, Sam Rainsy and lawmaker Mu Sochua led a demonstration of about 100 supporters from various European countries, demanding he be allowed to return. The European Union is a major donor to Cambodia, and Sam Rainsy says leaders there should pressure Cambodia to enact electoral reforms and push for his return.
Sam Rainsy has been found guilty of a number of crimes related to the destruction of border markers near Vietnam in 2009. He faces more than 10 years in prison if he returns to Cambodia. Prime Minister Hun Sen has said there can be no political solution to the charges and that Sam Rainsy’s case remains a matter for the courts.
Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer that EU parliamentarians support his return. “But we came this time just to remind them,” he said. “The election date is getting close. Whenever there is heavy pressure from the international community, especially the EU, there is always a political solution.”
Government spokesman Phay Siphan said outside pressure will not help Sam Rainsy, who should return to Cambodia and face the courts.
Suon Bunsak, executive secretary of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, said Cambodian politicians should seek a political deal among each other, without aid from the international community or other outsiders.
Meanwhile, Cambodia’s electoral system has come under increased criticism ahead of the July 28 polls. Last week, the Committee for Free and Fair Elections issued a report that said Cambodia has made no significant reforms to a system that favors the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, jeopardizing the legitimacy of the upcoming election.
5 comments:
Look at disgraced Mu Sochua and fugitive Sam Rainsy. Both have enjoy holiday in Europe in expense of supporters money. Will European Union can help fugitive Sam Rainsy returns to Cambodia? I don't think so :) Remember, the lobby of opposition to European Union and other foreign countries is nothing new. It is the old song that fugitive Sam Rainsy has sung all along since he ran away from Cambodia. But it doesn't work as he wishes at all. Please keep lobby and crying out louder, you are surelly live in exile for good.
Pi Anh.
លោក សមរាង្ស៊ី លែងល្បែងយូរពេល ប្រហែល
ជារកទីបញ្ចប់មិនឃើញ ព្រោះម្ដង លោកប្ដឹង
ហ៊ុនសែន ម្ដងដកពាក្យចេញវិញ តើទង្វើហ្នឹង
បានន័យដូចម្ដេច?
Bouksy who will pay attention to you usa no European no youn no May be ah lop Abphisitt Thailand may wanna talks you. people now are much smarter and now bouksy do you expect yo raise ANH fund from people ? you have any other trick now to make money. Mike
អាចោរយួនមានដៃឆ្វេងគឺអាហ៊ុន សែន
ដើរតួជាអ្នកកាន់កាប់អំណាចក្នុងស្រុកខ្មែរយ៉ាងយូរ
ហើយនិងដៃស្ដាំគឺអាសម រាំងស៊ី,មួ សុខហួ,កឹម សុខា
ដើរតួជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងយ៉ាងយូរ។
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សង្រ្គោះ.............កៅអីចោរយួន
បំរើ................អាឆ្កែហ៊ុន សែន
ការពារ..............អាចោរយួន
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លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ជាប់ជាចំណាប់ខ្មាំង
របស់អាមេគ្រោះសម រង្ស៊ី ,
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិយួនយៀកកុង។
PI anh. you are really stupid moron.maybe you are one of HUN SEN's right hand who sucks viets cock and killed khmers.
you sound like HUN SEN. how much do viet pay you?. if you want to laugh go ahead laugh now because sooner or later you and all traitors will be judged by khmers.
remember sadam hussen and momam kadafy are dead and HUN SEN and you will be next traitor.
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