Meas Sokchea , The Phnom Penh Post, August 6, 2013
Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday that allowing the international community to participate in an election irregularities investigation would be a blatant violation of Cambodian law.
His words come after the National Election Committee announced on Sunday that a joint investigation committee between the two parties and the NEC had been scrapped due to the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s insistence on UN involvement.
Speaking outside the Interior Ministry yesterday, Sar Kheng told reporters that the CNRP’s demands were unacceptable.
“[The CNRP] wants to create a mechanism which is outside of the law and effectively wants to discard the role of the NEC. In our understanding, it is perhaps impossible to reject the NEC’s role, which is mandated under the law,” he said.
On Sunday, NEC president Im Suosdey said the NEC would create a three-person sub-committee under its own auspices to investigate electoral complaints – a sharp about-turn from Saturday, when it announced that all parties had agreed to form a joint committee.
“Now, the [CNRP] has rejected [the committee], but we still hope they will come back to take part in resolving this problem,” Sar Kheng said.
CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann yesterday compared the NEC’s role in the proposed committee to the Thai government being allowed to judge on the disputed territory surrounding the Preah Vihear temple.
“We are allowing the troublemaker to resolve the problem. Is that really possible? We want a committee that can resolve problems,” he said.
The interior minister has met with a flurry of diplomatic representatives in the past week, with ministry officials confirming yesterday that the ambassadors of Australia, the US, Sweden, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and the EU had visited the ministry.
Although most embassies yesterday declined to comment on the subject of these meetings, the minister said that no foreign delegations had stipulated any specific conditions for the investigating committee.
German Ambassador Wolfgang Moser, who met with Sar Kheng yesterday morning, said the fact that an investigating committee would be established at all was already a positive result, regardless of its “precise composition”.
“I don’t think it would be appropriate for embassies to take part.... I think the participation of the NGOs and the UN as observers is already a very good result. I would say that we are not taking sides in [favour of] one solution or the other.”
The deadline for electoral complaint submissions was set for today, and the NEC has committed to releasing full preliminary results on Saturday.
Although the NEC has maintained that outside groups can participate only as observers, legal experts have said that the government’s claims of illegality are vastly overstated.
“The NEC cannot appoint the UN, but they can invite the UN to participate as observers or technical [advisers] or members.... If the UN agrees, then why not?” Sok Sam Oeun, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project, said.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KEVIN PONNIAH AND STUART WHITE
13 comments:
Sar Kheng and his team so far has been trying to calm Hun Sen not to resort to using military and police forces.
He still believes he can handle CNRP in peaceful manner.
Hun Sen has given Sar Kheng up to three months to resolve the disputes. I wish Sar Kheng can find a reasonable solution to both sides or bloodshed will come after three months.
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By “any patriot Khmers”
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
អ្វីដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិចង់ឱ្យមានការចូលរួមអំពីអង្ការសហប្រជាជាតិ សុទ្ធតែខុសច្បាប់ទាំងអស់។ ប៉ុន្តែ យើងសួរថា ការដែលគជប រួមគំនិតគ្នាលួចសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនោះ តើវាត្រូវច្បាប់ដែរឬ? ច្បាប់មានចែងត្រង់ណា?
សូមជួយបំភ្លឺផង។
A Hun Sen said they did not need to organize legislative elections, for the kingdom of Cambodia belongs to A Hun Sen, is his private property, he alone decides the life and death of people Khmer. So A Hun Sen is Prime Minister Hun Sen to life and the father of King Sihamoni.
The history of Cambodia is really a never ending story. Cambodia is me Hun Sen.
what about land concession deal that CPP crony do that didn't broke Cambodian laws of the land. Hun dog must go
ខ្មែរ ត្រូវតែប្រកាន់ជំហរ របស់ខ្លួនជាដាច់ខាត មិនត្រូវរេដូចចុងស្រល់ត្រូវខ្យល់បក់បានជាដាច់ខាត!
គ្មានអ្នកណាគេជួយយើងបាន បើយើងមិនច្បាស់លាស់ខ្លួនឯង! មិនត្រូវចាញ់ល្បិចកល់ញស់ញង់ ទោះបីជាត្រូវប្រើវេលាប៉ុន្មាន ក៏ត្រូវតែតស៊ូរ ហើយអត់ធ្មត់ បើពុំដូច្នោះទេ កូនខ្មែរមិនអាចមានអនាគត ភ្លឺចិញ្ចាចដូចគេឯងទេ!
(រឿងច្បាស់ក្រឡែត កាលពីឆ្នាំ១៩៧៥ លោក លន់ ណុល បានសម្រេចចុះ ហត្ថលេខា ចុះចាញ់ ហើយប្រគល់ជ័យនះទៅឲ្យពួកខ្មែរក្រហម ព្រោះពួកគាត់នោះមិនចង់ឲ្យខ្មែរបង្ហូរឈាមតរទៅទៀត ដោយមិនបានគិតថា ខ្មែរនាំអាចធ្លាក់ចូលក្នុងរណ្ដៅលពិឃាត ដូច្នោះ ហើយ អាមេរិក ក៏គ្មានលទ្ធភាព បន្តរជំនួយ ត្បិតខ្មែរត្រូវគ្នាហើយ លុះដល់ក្រោយមកទើបពួក លន់ ណុល គិតឃើញថាខ្លួនចាញបោកចខ្មែរក្រហមទាំងស្រុង!)
ខ្ញុំមិនចង់និយាយរឿងចាស់ទេ ន័យរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺ អ្នកដែលចង់ជួយរកយុត្តិធ៌មឲ្យខ្មែរ គេមិនចង់ក្លាយខ្លួនទៅជានអ្នកឈ្លានពានខ្មែរទៅវិញ ដ៏រាបណាខ្មែរនៅតែមិនច្បាស់ខ្លួនឯង!
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ យើងមិនអាចយល់បាន បើមិនយករឿងពីអតីតកាលមកពិចារណា ឬ មិនដឹងអតីតកាល របស់ខ្លួនច្បាស់លាស់ទេ៖ ដូចក្នុងកាលទេសៈខ្មែរធ្លាប់ឆ្លងកាត់ជាបន្តរបន្ទាប់ យើងមិនអាចដឹងបានថាត្រូវធ្វើយ៉ាងណា សម្រាប់ បច្ចុប្បន្ន នឹងអនាគត់របស់យើងឡើយ។
ដូច្នេះហើយ យើង ត្រូវតែបន្តរ(ព្យាយាមអតធ្មត់) ត្រូវតែសិក្សារ អំពីអតីតកាលរបស់យើង យកជាបទពិសោធន៍ចាស់ ជាមេរៀនមកពង្រឹងបច្ចុប្បន្នកាល ឆ្ពោះទៅកាន់អនាគត របស់យើងអោយបានរុងរឿងទាំងអស់គ្នាជាដាច់ខាត!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actions speak louder than words.
Don't wait any longer. Must strike now before it's too late.
UN involvement is illegal but election fraud is legal: govt
All Khmer must to think wit me!
the UN involvement is illegal but election fraud and the Vietnamse allowing to vote in Kampuchea are legal for this regime?
ĆÂṂ ÔÑ SÂṂĐÂĆḤ ĐÊĆḤÒ ḤÙŃ SÈŃ 3ÔÔÔ!!!
Congratulation Dr. Hun Sen Cambodia is shrinking day by day at least an inch.
The Lôst Ngùýên
NEC AND CPP NEED TO GO BACK TO VIETNAM.
UN involvement is against Cambodia law? What a CHEAP&COWARD govt of Cambodia and the most DICKHEAD just like Ah Chhkae Yuon Sith Phila, PA. Yes you, Ah Chhkae Yuon.
It's better to say: it's against Ah Chhkae Yuon Hun Sen, to be exact, Ah Chhkae Yuon Sar Kheng.
UN & international committees participating in investigation irregularities would violate Cambodian law? What planet are you from Sar Kang? You can't just make up any bullshit like that!
That's what the criminals would say about the police: the police investigating criminal activities would violate the crook's law? Huh!!
You can't admit you cheated!!
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