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| A brigade of armoured personnel carriers patrol National Road 7 in Kampong Cham province's Cheung Prey district yesterday. VIREAK MAI. |
Vong Sokheng and Cheang Sokha, The Phnom Penh Post, 8 August 2013
Approximately one hundred members from each unit of the armed forces, military police, and national police have been deployed to Phnom Penh to “ensure political stability and security” until the new government is formed, a military police official said Thursday
.“[They] have been mobilised from nationwide in order to ensure political stability and security until the official formation of the new government,” Kheng Tito, spokesman of the National Military Police, said.
“Not to worry, this is an advance measure of the armed forces to prevent any bad situation that may happen during the caretaker government period. We have to ensure security and social stability until there will be new government.”
Troops were reported seen moving along national roads toward areas around the capital.
On Tuesday, opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy vowed widespread demonstrations if final election results don’t reflect an opposition win.
The party later stressed that they viewed protests as a worst-case scenario and had called only for peaceful protests. The government, in turn has said it might view such moves as “rebellion.”
CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha, meanwhile, gave a speech just after Rainsy in which he said upwards of 70 per cent of the armed forces and civil servants were believed to have voted for the opposition – who have promised large raises for their ranks.
Spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan, said troop movement was strictly to ensure security, and took pains to highlight Sokha’s statements as patently false.
“I would like to reject and express strong regret over the comment… which exaggerates the information and attacks and insults RCAF (Royal Cambodian Armed Forces),” he said.
“It was intended to break the will of [military] personal and the [armed force units] of the RCAF, to turn them away from the duty of protecting the nation, protecting the democracy and the rights of the people.”
Multiple calls to Defence Minister Tea Banh, National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith, and a number of other high-ranking military officials went unanswered.
Though government officials sought to paint the movements as “ordinary,” the opposition said they were anything but.
CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann said the troop movements were doubtless intended “to intimidate us.”
“Violence and intimidation will never be able to kill justice, will never be able to kill the will of the people,” he said, before shooting down intimations the party hadn’t made enough efforts to negotiate.
“How many letters have we sent to the NEC and how many to the requisite mechanisms asking them to solve the problem?”
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ABBY SEIFF
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Stay calm when you see change!
ខ្មែរ ត្រូវតែប្រកាន់ជំហរ របស់ខ្លួនជាដាច់ខាត មិនត្រូវរេដូចចុងស្រល់ត្រូវខ្យល់បក់បានជាដាច់ខាត!
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(រឿងច្បាស់ក្រឡែត កាលពីឆ្នាំ១៩៧៥ លោក លន់ ណុល បានសម្រេចចុះ ហត្ថលេខា ចុះចាញ់ ហើយប្រគល់ជ័យនះទៅឲ្យពួកខ្មែរក្រហម ព្រោះពួកគាត់នោះមិនចង់ឲ្យខ្មែរបង្ហូរឈាមតរទៅទៀត ដោយមិនបានគិតថា ខ្មែរនាំអាចធ្លាក់ចូលក្នុងរណ្ដៅលពិឃាត ដូច្នោះ ហើយ អាមេរិក ក៏គ្មានលទ្ធភាព បន្តរជំនួយ ត្បិតខ្មែរត្រូវគ្នាហើយ លុះដល់ក្រោយមកទើបពួក លន់ ណុល គិតឃើញថាខ្លួនចាញបោកចខ្មែរក្រហមទាំងស្រុង!)
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ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ យើងមិនអាចយល់បាន បើមិនយករឿងពីអតីតកាលមកពិចារណា ឬ មិនដឹងអតីតកាល របស់ខ្លួនច្បាស់លាស់ទេ៖ ដូចក្នុងកាលទេសៈខ្មែរធ្លាប់ឆ្លងកាត់ជាបន្តរបន្ទាប់ យើងមិនអាចដឹងបានថាត្រូវធ្វើយ៉ាងណា សម្រាប់ បច្ចុប្បន្ន នឹងអនាគត់របស់យើងឡើយ។
ដូច្នេះហើយ យើង ត្រូវតែបន្តរ(ព្យាយាមអតធ្មត់) ត្រូវតែសិក្សារ អំពីអតីតកាលរបស់យើង យកជាបទពិសោធន៍ចាស់ ជាមេរៀនមកពង្រឹងបច្ចុប្បន្នកាល ឆ្ពោះទៅកាន់អនាគត របស់យើងអោយបានរុងរឿងទាំងអស់គ្នាជាដាច់ខាត!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If CPP against International Law, UN will step in, may be including NATO.
Hun Sen and his military will all dies.
Hun Sen he thinks that he can use his military against a whole Cambodian peoples.
This guy must be crazy, I am talking millions and millions peoples.
If you want to live surrender now! Or else you and your families will be dies.
I believe he is out of ordinary (crazy). Hun Sen he is ex-Khmer rouge, most of Khmer rouge are very low in education.
1.Hun Sen has about 70,000 strong soldiers. But their underpaid salary needs to support their families monthly.
So they determined to desert, like thousands of Yuon soldiers deserted to Thailand in the 80's for freedom, when there is an order from Hun Sen to shoot the Khmer people.
2. How many Khmer people has Hun Sen killed?
3. Hun Sen's fate would end up like Muammar al Gaddafi of Libya dictator. Hun Sen, his family, and bodyguards would be captured and killed as they try to flee Cambodia during Cambodia political uprising.
Hun Sen tries to use his military might to show he is a strong man and intimidate the Khmer people to their knees. I don't think it works this time. Khmer people are not afraid to die for their country.
I hope this military unit should point their gun over Hun Sen head to do a coup. It's a right time to kill Hun Sen in the spot. If we let him live, he will sign off Khmer land to Youn Hanoi.
This is just a scare tactics to intimidate the possible nation wide demonstration against the fake election results.
Don't be scare by this cheap tricks Khmer people
What we have to fear is fear itself.
If Hun Sen and his Clan dare to go down that path, then we Khmer dare to take him down like Gaddaffi and Saddam Husain.
Hun Sen and Sar Kheng [lost election] tricks and threats Halloween party will not scare anybody, not even the Viet's dog or the Chinese's cat, but themselves!!!
I Think Ah Chhkae Hun Sen will not
hesitate to order the armies or his body guards to shoot Khmer people and then call Khmer people the rebellien. The question is: are those soldiers or his body guards are willing to do it or not?
Also, are Khmer peoples willing to sacrifice thier lives for Cambodia or not? Ah Chhkae Yuon Hun Sen is UNEDUCATE person and a former Khmer Rough, so he's mentality is no better than Assad, the president of Syria. But if Ah Chhkae Yuon Hun Sen chose this path, we as Khmer should never give up our determinations, otherwise the sufferings will continues and even became second Kampuchea Krom in the futher.
You are right brother, take ah Hun Sen down and his CPP gangster.
Let kill Hun Sen what ever he sign with his Vietnam boss let his Vietnam boss go see him in hell like king father and Ho cheming
CNRP nationwide protest should start in the whole of Phnom Penh, shut down airport, all routes into Phnom Penh, as all the world embassies are based in Phnom Penh, if there is a crack down, at least the world can see and act faster. If not effective enough, go to second stage, that is nation wide protest.
The PP regime plans war against its own people. Help!!!
This can not be happening every freaking five years. I totally agree with Rep Dana Rorabacher from CA, USA that HS must go, it's time for him to go. The Cambodians have been suffering too under this regime.
Les soldats doivent aller protéger les frontieres.
Les yuons sont partout à la frontiere.
To Cambodian police and soldier, when you starting to aim make sure turn your body 180 degree and looking for someone with one fake eye then aim and shoot that person.
After that you are became the Cambodian hero, I believe millions and millions Cambodian peoples will knee down and thank you to you.
វាអាចជាកាំបិតមុខពីរ!
វាអាចការពារហ៊ុនសែនប៉ុន្តែវាក៏អាចបំផ្លាញហ៊ុនសែនផងដែរ។
Baay Kdaing
These tanks and sodiers are really indimidate the people. Is it the beginning of the worst?
Unfortunately,there tanks and soldiers are not enough to protect Hun Sen's and senior government officials'families.
All they have to think is how are they going to get killed? Bring some more Yuon troops, CPP !
1. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
Lessons of what happened in Libya that ousted the late ditator Muammar al Gaddafi on October 2011,there were many government soldiers and senior officers deserted and joined the rebels.
2. If the leaders can not be humane and just, not sharing both the gains and the troubles of the people, then the troops will not be loyal and naturally identify with the interest of the leadership.
all of you so called, extreme nationalists, know shit about developing news in cambodia. it seems like you only digest your news here at KI. you hear and take whatever KI shoves down your throats. please, think rationally and logically before you scream through bullhorn. after all, we're all democratic free spirit right?..well balanced mind ?
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