13 July 2013
SAM RAINSY TO GO HOME FRIDAY
Cambodia's
newly pardoned opposition leader said on Saturday he would return from
exile on July 19 to join his party's campaign to defeat Prime Minister
Hun Sen in upcoming elections.
Sam
Rainsy, who lives in France, had faced 11 years in jail after he was
convicted in absentia for charges that he contends were politically
motivated, including publishing a false map of the border with Vietnam.
The
French-educated former banker -- who worked with global finance giant
Paribas in the 1980s -- was pardoned by King Sihamoni on Friday at Hun
Sen's request.
"I
will arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday, 19 July,
2013 in the morning at 9:05 on a Thai Airways flight," Rainsy wrote on
his Facebook page, in a post that was widely shared and received
thousands of "likes".
A
spokesman for his Cambodia National Rescue Party, Yim Sovann, confirmed
the travel schedule, adding that it would take time to arrange Rainsy's
return due to some "issue with his travel document".
Rainsy,
who holds joint French and Cambodian citizenship, is travelling on his
French passport as his Cambodian passport was revoked by the government
after his criminal convictions.
Thousands of opposition supporters are expected to turn out to welcome him at the airport, according to his party.
Rainsy
told AFP on Friday he was "very happy" to be able to return to
Cambodia, adding that the pardon was "a small victory for democracy" but
also warning that "much more remains to be done".
Rainsy,
who is seen as the main challenger to strongman Hun Sen, has been
removed from the electoral register and as a result is unable to run as a
candidate in the July 28 general election unless parliament amends the
law.
Hun
Sen is one of Southeast Asia's longest-serving leaders and has steered
the impoverished country from the ashes of civil war and overseen a
growing economy through development, tourism, and garment exports.
But
his government is regularly accused of suppressing political freedoms
and muzzling activists. He is widely expected to win a majority in this
month's polls.
In
May he said he would try to stay in power for another decade, until he
is 74. He had previously vowed to hold office until he reached 90.
While
all political parties are free to canvass voters and hold public
events, observers say there is little chance of unseating Hun Sen and
his Cambodian People's Party (CPP), which won the last two polls by a
landslide amid allegations of fraud and election irregularities.
12 July 2013
CAMBODIA'S ROYAL PARDON FOR SAM RAINSY IS A STEP ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY
*Reform of the National Election Committee Remains to Be Addressed
I am most grateful to King Norodom Sihamoni for granting me the pardon that allows me to return to Cambodia and contest elections set for July 28. This is a step in the direction of Cambodian national reconciliation on the basis of democracy.
I know that I have never done anything wrong. I would have returned even in the absence of a pardon to highlight the condition of democracy in my country. My return is no more than a step on a long journey towards achieving self-determination for Cambodia.
Free and fair elections are an essential element of any democracy worthy of the name. The National Election Committee, controlled by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, has been identified by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Surya P. Subedi, as requiring overhaul before democracy worthy of the name can be said to exist in Cambodia.
The mere fact of my return does not create a free and fair election for Cambodia, as promised in the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, and does not advance NEC reform.
In the short time that has been made available, I hope to be able to meet my fellow countrymen to discuss their concerns and to hold discussions with leaders of all political parties on the best way foward for Cambodia.
--Sam Rainsy
*Reform of the National Election Committee Remains to Be Addressed
I am most grateful to King Norodom Sihamoni for granting me the pardon that allows me to return to Cambodia and contest elections set for July 28. This is a step in the direction of Cambodian national reconciliation on the basis of democracy.
I know that I have never done anything wrong. I would have returned even in the absence of a pardon to highlight the condition of democracy in my country. My return is no more than a step on a long journey towards achieving self-determination for Cambodia.
Free and fair elections are an essential element of any democracy worthy of the name. The National Election Committee, controlled by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, has been identified by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Surya P. Subedi, as requiring overhaul before democracy worthy of the name can be said to exist in Cambodia.
The mere fact of my return does not create a free and fair election for Cambodia, as promised in the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, and does not advance NEC reform.
In the short time that has been made available, I hope to be able to meet my fellow countrymen to discuss their concerns and to hold discussions with leaders of all political parties on the best way foward for Cambodia.
--Sam Rainsy
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សំរាប់ មហាជន ខ្មែរ ជុំវិញ ពិភពលោក
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ជា មនុស្ស របស់ ហ៊ុន សែន, ល្មម ឈប់ ក្អេងក្អាង ដូច ក្អាត់ ក្នុង ក្អម ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ តុលាការ អន្តរជាតិ ICC បានទាត់ចោលហើយ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ក្លែង របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា តំាង ពី ខែ តុលា ១០, ២០១២ ម៉្លេះ។
ពាក្យបណ្តឹង របស់់ ចលនា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ នោះ ជា ទង្វើ បំភាន់ ភ្នែក មហាជនខ្មែរ ដែល ខ្វះ វិភាគ ព្រោះ ខ្លឹមសារ របស់ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ក្លែង ប្តឹង ហ៊ុន សែន នោះ ត្រឹមជា របាយការ ម្រៀលៗ កំប៉ិតឡិត គ្មាន តំលៃ អ្វី សូម្បីបន្តិច។
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ត្រូវតែ ឈប់ បោកប្រាស បែបស៊ីឡាក់ លុយ ញើសឈាម របស់ មហាជនខ្មែរ សំដៅ បំពេញ ប្រយោជ ផ្ទាល់ ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ មហាជន ខ្មែរ បច្ចុប្បន្ន ចេះវិភាគ ណាស់ គ្មានល្ងង់ ទេ , ចំណែក អំពើលាមក ថោកទាប របស់ សេរី រដ្ឋា លែងអាច បិទបាំង ទៀតហើយ ក្រសែភ្នែក មហាជន ខ្មែរ!!
អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ពិតជា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ យួន បំរើ ពួកកញ្ជះយួន និង យួន! ជាក់ស្តែង សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា អូសល្បែង ជាមួយ ហ៊ុន សែន រុញ ម៉ម សុណង់ដូ ចូលគុក ជាង កន្លះ ឆ្នាំ និង ថ្មីៗ នេះ បានរាយការ រុញ ខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ ថៃ ចំនួន ៦ នាក់ អោយ ហ៊ុន សែន ដាក់គុក !
សូម រាល់ មហាជនខ្មែរ ជាពិសេស មហាជនខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ សហរដ្ឋ និង នៅ ថៃ ត្រូវតែ ប្រយត្ន រាល់ទង្វើ ខួរ សត្វ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា !!
Larry Kong
រដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ា
Mr.Sam Rainsy, If you still HUNGRY the DEATH BODY of Hun Neang,You are not smart.
Chea Bun
11:30, you need to listen to WKR.
Mr Sam Rainsy's arrival was planned so that he would have to 'miss' that dead man's funeral.
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