Monday, July 29, 2013

Transparency Int'l calls for probe of irregularities



Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy (right) and his deputy, Kem Sokha, reject the results of the election at a press conference in Phnom Penh this morning. SHANE WORRELLL


By Stuart White, The Phnom Penh Post, Mon, 29 July 2013 

Just a few percentage points separated the incumbent government and the opposition in Sunday’s poll, Transparency International reported at a press conference today, where it called for an investigation into irregularities.

The TI findings, which the organisation said were based on an accurate representative sample, come despite the Cambodian People’s Party winning 13 more seats than the Cambodia National Rescue Party, in what was essentially two-horse race.


The CPP registered 48.5 per cent of the popular vote while the CNRP took home 44.4, though with a 1.8 per cent margin for error, the difference could have been as little as .6 per cent.

TI Cambodia executive director Preap Kol said that given the closeness of the race and the number of irregularities, the outcome “does not necessarily reflect the will of Cambodian voters”.

“All this that happened was consistent with the warnings made to the NEC by independent organisations … we regret that the [National Election Committee] didn’t take any action to prevent the irregularities,” he said.


Echoing calls from the CNRP earlier today, Preap said votes should be counted transparently and recommended the formation of an independent body to investigate alleged irregularities.

But Preap stressed it was not the role of a civil society organisation to determine whether the election should be recognised or not, which he would leave to the political parties.

“We only demand justice for the people who wanted to vote and were disenfranchised.”


Anger flared and instances of violence broke out in a number of communes during Sunday’s election because of alleged instances of electoral fraud.


The irregularities highlighted included missing names from voter lists, the mobilisation of external voters to stack specific stations, the misuse of emergency voting forms and the ease with which supposedly indelible ink could be wiped clean.

NEC secretary general Tep Nytha said yesterday he did not wish to comment on the findings of election watchdogs until all complaints had been dealt with by the Constitutional Council — the procedure after the announcement of preliminary results.


“If I made any comment prior to the solution, I would be wrong,” he said.

“Whether they are accept the result or not, it is their (The CNRP’s) decision, but asking us to establish such a committee to investigate anything is out of the NEC’s mandate. We abide by the law and NEC has no authority to do so.”


But Nytha did say the NEC — like TI and fellow election watchdog Comfrel — had found a voter participation rate of about 69 per cent, which represented a sharp decline from the 2008 rate of 75 per cent.

“The number of voters increased, but it is a low percentage, because the voter list also increased,” he said.

“The reason that the number of voters declined is that many voters who had their name on the list, missed their vote as they migrated from one to another location. Some migrated to work legally in other countries and some are leaving illegal, this is the main factor.”

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHEANG SOKHA

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

The CNRP you need to organize the true KHMER PATRIOTS to stand up and Fight for YOUR VOTE. LET FIGHT TOGETHER.NEED TWENTY MEN TO FLIP THE TRUCK NEED ONE MILLION PEOPLE TO TAKE BACK THE COUNTRY DON'T DEPEND ON THE UNITE NATION. they can't do anything for Look around you Libyia,Egyp, Syria just a few You need to fight for yourself.

Anonymous said...

We should learn from Eqyp Syria people power will Not help it only make the country more worse. The peaceful solution is the only way that is good for us.

Anonymous said...

ASEAN 's observer were happy, were pleased with the outcomes..

Anonymous said...

Russia observer, were happy, were pleased with the outcomes

it fair & balanced election

Anonymous said...

ផែនដីខ្មែរមិនអាចមាន ព្រះអាទិត្យពីររះលើ
ផែនដីតែមួយបានឡើយ។

សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ មិនមែនជាមនុស្សលោកទេ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទ ហ៊ុន ទៀន ចាប់ជាតិ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទធម្មិក សមេ្តចជាទេវតារស់មកសង្គ្រោះប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឱ្យ សម្បូរសប្បាយ រង់រឿង និងសុខក្សេមក្សាន្ដ!!!

សមេ្តចជាព្រះអាទិត្យតែមួយ រះលើផែនដីនេះ...។

ជយោ! សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ ជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា!!!

បរាជ័យពួកអាសត្វឆ្កែបរទេស (!!)

បរាជ័យពួកអាសំណល់បាតសង្គម (!!)

Anonymous said...

To All,

Khmer must take firm on the continuity of the goal at demanding the democracy for your privilege, freedom, and justice from this big election victory on!
Although, there were some what scattered lack of the ability and did not do enough!

1- You have been doing your job as the election watchdog without enough determination.
2- You did not make enough appealing to the international for election guard.
3- I am feeling with deeply sympathetic wondering that if the whole world is eager for taking enough action towards rescuing innocent victim, or poor Khmer?
You may think, Khmer have too much problem for you to solve, but Khmer really in need for you to bring them the doctoral skills for curing all sorts illnesses mentally and physically. Please, do not stand afar and watch Khmer loosing everything?

Anonymous said...

ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
គឺជាការសង្ឃឹមខ្យល់លើមេឃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!
ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ន សែន!
ហើយពួកប្រឆាំងទាំងនេះគឺគ្មានបំណងធ្វើការ
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីកៅអី និងងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Anonymous said...

Because Khmer people have been overwhelmingly supporting the CNRP, it is rational that this crook NEC cheated with a reasonable number to let the SEE PEE PEE won.

The percentage to win might have fixed before the election, making the CNRP an "almost winner" (Neak Biss Chneas).

I have cried out loud before the election that the CNRP's back was against the wall, there was no way to escape. The CNRP got to fight to death to get this NEC done before the election. The election needed to be postponed.

I have even called on the CNRP's leaders to stop campaigning for a few hours and discuss this NEC's issue. How can you fill your basket when someone named NEC cut a hole at the bottom of your basket? I saw the CNRP was working so hard, but may be not so smart.

The right way was that you worked that hard and push hard for that NEC change. No NEC change, the election must be postponed. Period.

What the CNRP should do with the current problem?

If you file a complaint, you got to do a follow up. The CNRP must not stop with the NO answer from the crook NEC because this answer NO you knew already.

After the NO from the NEC, you take your second option or second step. You escalate your demand, mounting the pressure until something concrete come out, and maybe the international community intervene and force a new election.

You got to know that Cmabodia's problem has always been so complex because we have an evil Vietnam behind the scene and it is the CNRP's job to explain to the world about this evil Vietnam's ill intention toward Cambodia.

I have kept writing so many times before the election that it is easy to mount a demonstration to chnage the NEC because we have the whole international community behind us and we would be successful at getting that NEC change and the CNRP will win the election.

If the "new election" was unprecedent, Cambodia may be an exception to the rule.

Has any country in the world suffered like Cambodia?

Who killed millions of Khmer people? The world will find the answer when it successfully brought up cases 003 and 004 in the KRT. And these cases 003 and 004 made the evil Vietnam and Hun Sen SO SO apprehensive.

If Vietnam and Hun Sen did not have Khmer blood on their hands, why they are so scare about cases 003 and 004?



Therfore, Khmer people deserve an exception to the rule: a new election to reflect Khmer people' wills with a new NEC.

Bun Thoeun

Anonymous said...

I am in America, I am ready to have banner for the big protestation once in Cambodia, start to protest!!!!!!!

CNRP WIN!!!!!!

This is the last confirmation of H.E. Sam Rainsy

Anonymous said...

បើអា ក្បត់ជាតិ ទេព នីថា​មិនព្រមសើររើ នឹងបង្កើត
គណម្មាធិការ រៀបចំពិនិត្យសារជាថ្មីទេ គឺ អាទេព
និថា ពិតជាមានល្បិចបោកប្រាសបន្លំ សន្លឹកឆ្នោត
ដៅយគ្រប់យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តដើម្បីចៅហ្វាយរបស់វា ដោយ
មិនអាចប្រកែកបាន។ រួចប្រសិនបើ គណបក្ស
សង្រ្គោះជាតិ លោក ស្រែកបដិសេធលទ្ធផលនៃ
កាបោះឆ្នោតនោះ បានតែពីដំបូង មិនធ្វើដំណើរ
ទៅមុខឱ្យដល់គោលដៅទេ ពិតជាធ្វើឱ្យ សកម្មជន
និងពលរដ្ឋដែលគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិលើស
លប់នឹងអស់ជំនឿលើលោកជាមិនខាន ម៉្យាងលោក
មានគោលដៅ៧យ៉ាងដ៏ជាក់ច្បាស់ទៀតផង៕
សូមលោក បន្តការតស៊ូទាមទារដម្ដើមពីជនក្បត់ជាតិ
រួចជូនទៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរយើងដោយស្ម័គ្រស្មោះ!
សូមអរគុណ!

Anonymous said...

ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
គឺជាការសង្ឃឹមខ្យល់លើមេឃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!
ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ន សែន!
ហើយពួកប្រឆាំងទាំងនេះគឺគ្មានបំណងធ្វើការ
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីកៅអី និងងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Anonymous said...

IMPORTANT VIDEO ABOUT CPP CORRUPTION,
MUST SHARE TO ALL KHMER:

យុទ្ឋសាស្រ្តរបស់CNRPស្តាប់ហើយស្លុតអារម្មណ៏

Anonymous said...

MPORTANT VIDEO ABOUT CPP CORRUPTION,
MUST SHARE TO ALL KHMER:

យុទ្ឋសាស្រ្តរបស់CNRPស្តាប់ហើយស្លុតអារម្មណ៏

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fHt1Ik7RKo

Anonymous said...

Thanks 12:32 AM for the suggestion. It has been posted. Take care!

Anonymous said...

hey 12:26 AM, your act of sabotage never works and never will. Go home!

Anonymous said...

TO ALL OF THE CPP SUPPORTERS, THE WAR IS NOT OVER YET. LAUGH NOW AND YOU WILL CRY LATER

Anonymous said...



ពេលមនុស្សយល់ខុសគ្នាច្រើនណាស់ ក៏ប៉យើងគួរតែគិតថាអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាគួរតែឈរលើជំហ៊រខ្លួនពិតប្រាកដថាចង់បានអ្វី ហើយ ធ្វើដើម្បីអ្វី!

យ៉ាងណា​ក៏ដោយ ខ្មែរមិនត្រូវអស់សង្ឃឹមទេ ព្រោះឥដើមទុននៃ លទ្ធិប្រជាធិតេយ្យ របស់យើងកាន់តែកើនហើយ យើងត្រូវតែមានអំណត់តស៊ូរ បន្តរទៅតៀត! សូមកុំភ្លេច យួនធ្លាប់ដៀលយើងថា៖
"ខ្មែរធ្វើអ្វីៗឆេះតែមួយឆាវដូចភ្លើងចំបើងរួចក៏រលត់បាត់ ក្រោយពីនោះយួនយើងប្រើល្បិចថ្មី ចាក់ឲ្យខ្មែរឃើញយើងល្អឥតខ្ចោះ ឲ្យកើតទៅជាគ្រោះសម្រាប់ខ្មែរងើបមិនរួចជាបន្តរបន្ទាប់ នោះហើយវាជាការងាយស្រួលសម្រាប់យួន ញ៉ើង"

យើងថា៖ យួនអើយ ថ្ងៃអន្សាឯងក៏មានដែរ!!!!!

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរត្រូវតែដឹងហើយថាខ្លួនជានណា៖ ម្ចាស់ប្រទេសជាតិ គឺជាអស់លោកទាំងអស់គ្នា សួរថា៖ តើ​ "រឿងនយោបាយ ទុកឲ្យតែ​អ្នកនយោបាយគេធ្វើបានហើយ តរទៅទៀតឬទេ?" ល្មមត្រូវគិតថា៖ មិនគួរសម្ងំសុខ​ ហើយបន្ទោស មកពីអញ្ចេះ មកពីអញ្ចុះ ត្រូវតែដឹងថាបើមិននាំគ្នាចូលរួមតស៊ូរដើម្បីយកអ្វី​ ដែលកំពុងនាំគ្នាទាមទានោះទេ តើឲ្យនណាគេធ្វើឲ្យយើងទាំងស្រុងបាន? អស់លោកគួរស្ញប់ស្ញែងដែរឬ ដែលមានជាច្រើនគ្នា មិនមែនកំពុងធ្វើអ្វីទាំងនោះសម្រាប់ គ្រួសារ ផ្ទាល់សោះឡើយ គឺសម្រាប់ជាតិខ្មែរទាំងមូល! កំពុងអត់ធ្មត់រងចាំទទួលអស់លោកមកចូលរួម​​ ជាក់លាក់ណាស់ កំពុងតែចំហរទ្វារងចាំអស់លោកជានិច្ចជាកាល!

អ្នកដែលឆ្លាត សូមចែករម្លែកពេលខ្លះពីការឈ្លាតរកប្រយោជន៍ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនមកចួលរួមនឹងគេនឹងឯង ឲ្យទាន់ពេលជាតិយើង នូវអាចសង្គ្រោះបាន!

ចាប់តាំងពីពេលនេះតរទៅ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិចាំបាច់ ត្រូវតែចុះផ្ទាល់ ជាមួយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ អោយបានញឹកញាប់ជាអចិន្ត្រៃ បើមិនចង់ឲ្យគេថា​ អ្វីដែលកំពុងតែធ្វើនេះ វាសម្រាប់ឈ្មោះឲ្យគេហៅ៖ "ឯកឧត្ដម្ភ ឬ ឲ្យបានកៅអីសម្រាប់ស៊ីប្រាក់ខែពីរដ្ឋ!"

ឥឡូវនេះ អន្ដរជាតិ ត្រូវការ ឲ្យខ្មែរក្រោកឈរឡើងដោយខ្លួនឯងដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ថាខ្មែរចង់បានអ្វី?

យើងត្រូវការឲ្យ អស់លោកវែកញែកពន្យល់ អន្ដរជាតិឲ្យយល់ច្បាស់ថា​៖ តើខ្មែរយើងកំពុងតែមានជម្ងឺ នយោបាយយួនវង្វក់ធ្ងន់ប៉ុណ្ណា?

Anonymous said...

ASEAN are Siam, Youn, Laotian, Burma are all Khmer thieving neighbors who ONLY wanted to see Cambodia ruled by corrupted CPP. It's not in these thieving neighbors best interests to see Cambodia ruled by a highly educated, non- corrupted CNRP Sam Rainsy because they don't want Khmers to be strong. If Khmer are strong they can't steal our territories, natural resources, etc.,etc.,

Here are steps I think CNRP should take:

1. CNRP must never except this results. They must get American, EU others
democracies nations to put a lot of pressures on this Viet's puppet.

2. Organized a sustain mass demonstrations with non-violences. Get Khmers peoples boycott all CPP banks, businesses, etc., etc.. Get mass non-violences demonstrations at Angkor Wat to highlight to multi-national tourists. Disrupted Angkor Wat tourism because CPP bread & butter.

3. ALL CNRP parliamentries members MUST boycott Hun Sen 5th inauguration PM. CNRP paiamentries must boycott all parliaments sessions to make Hun Sen government non-functional and illegitimate.

4. CNRP DO NOT form a coaliation government with Youn's puppet. They will destroy CNRP like past FUNCINPEC/CPP coalition.

I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT KHMER'S LIVES.






Anonymous said...

Ah Chkae yuon 2 kbarl lek 7 nis
Sam Tae khmer samlab vea jorl tae!
Ah choy mray.
Ah nis juoy oy ah yuon hun sen
Ros leung vinh.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, The Cambodian People have spoken and ah Hun Sen Communist Pirate Party otherwise known as CPP has lost to the CNRP already!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey People,

ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Cheater
ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Killer
ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Ignorant