By Prak Chan Thul
Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National
Rescue Party (CNRP), greets supporters at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh August 6,
2013 - Reuters/Samrang Pring
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"It is inconceivable to me that Hun Sen would allow any investigation that he couldn't control," said Carl Thayer, a Cambodia expert at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Cambodia's main
opposition party rallied on Tuesday to demand an international inquiry
into the recent general election, rejecting the victory claimed by
long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen, who shows no sign of stepping
aside.
The election revealed widespread unhappiness with his iron-fisted
rule, and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is trying
to capitalise on that while emotion still runs high, especially among
younger Cambodians eager for change.
CNRP leader Sam Rainsy, who returned from exile to galvanise the
campaign of the newly merged opposition for the July 28 poll, has
already said he should be prime minister and told the crowd in a Phnom
Penh park he rejected the idea of a coalition.
"We won't get involved in the destruction of the nation with them,"
he said, addressing a demand to Hun Sen: "We just want you to step down
as soon as possible."
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Hun Sen's Cambodian
People's Party (CPP) won 68 seats and the CNRP 55. The CNRP says it won
63 and the CPP 60. The official result will not be announced until
Thursday at the earliest.
The CNRP also claimed 1.3 million names were missing from electoral
rolls and that Hun Sen's side stuffed ballot boxes with illegal votes.
The allegations are being investigated by the National Election
Committee, a state body seen as dominated by the CPP. Sam Rainsy wants
the United Nations and non-governmental bodies to take part, which the
government has rejected.
"It is inconceivable to me that Hun Sen would allow any
investigation that he couldn't control," said Carl Thayer, a Cambodia
expert at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.
"This election result will not be the end of Hun Sen for the next
five years. But his pledge to say in office until he is in his seventies
looks shaky."
Sam Rainsy told the crowd, estimated by a Reuters reporter to number
at least 10,000, that the people would no longer be intimidated and he
promised more, bigger demonstrations.
However, in the short term, the campaign may lose momentum as he is
leaving the country for his daughter's wedding in the United States.
RUTHLESS
Hun Sen, 61, has comfortably won every election since Cambodia
returned to full democracy in 1998 after decades of turmoil that
included the 1975-79 "Killing Fields" rule of the Khmer Rouge.
Analysts aren't writing off the chances of the politically ruthless
leader extending his 28-year rule, but even by his government's count,
the election represents a dismal performance by an Asian strongman
viewed until now as all but invincible.
Many Cambodians feel CPP policies have enriched a select few and
created a yawning poverty gap. Huge tracts of land have been granted to
foreign companies while the poor fight eviction with little hope of
justice from the police or courts.
CPP policies are "out of step with a more and more open society",
said independent social analyst Kem Ley, adding Hun Sen's control of the
media was less effective now that many people got news from the
Internet.
Kem Ley believes a CNRP boycott of parliament could lead to mass protests. "It's going to be like Egypt," he said.
Frustration also festers in the civil service, analysts say, where
low-ranking officials have watched their superiors grow rich while their
own wages have stagnated. The CNRP had promised pay rises for civil
servants and garment workers if it won.
Hun Sen has warned that if the opposition boycotts parliament, its seats will be redistributed to other parties.
In a recent speech he scorned U.S. lawmakers for their pre-election
threats to cut financial assistance unless the election was deemed fair
and suggested the generosity of China, Cambodia's biggest investor and
close diplomatic ally, would compensate for any cut in $1 million of
U.S. military aid.
But his hailing of close ties with Beijing could backfire with many
Cambodians, who resent China's economic and political dominance of their
tiny country.
He will focus on retaining power rather than addressing popular
discontent, analyst Kem Ley said. "There is no way (the CPP) will reform
to gain popularity," he said.
But CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun, who called the election result "a
victory for our people", acknowledged his party must take heed of the
youth.
"Their thinking is not the same as the old people like us, so we
must turn to them ... and give young people what they want," he recently
told journalists.
Despite a poor election result, Hun Sen will not face any leadership
challenge from inside the CPP, said Lao Mong Hay, a veteran Cambodian
human rights activist.
"He has centralised all power and prevented his colleagues from proving themselves and rising to prominence," he said.
(Writing by Andrew R.C. Marshall and Alan Raybould; Editing by Robert Birsel and Nick Macfie)
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Dana Rohrabacher
2300 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Regarding: Cambodia
Dear Mr. Rohrabacher;
Sir, on the behalf of the Cambodian people around the world, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your compassion toward our people who had been suffering unparalleled in human history. As you are well aware Sir, the Cambodian people have endured too much since Khmer Rough era until the present day. After the UN involvement in 1993, the world may see Cambodia as a country moved toward transparency for Democracy. Contrary, my people still living in the same darkness and their children's future is uncertain. Just like the Khmer Rough era, the Cambodian people still face forced eviction from their own homes, wide range corruption including nepotism, intimidation, unfair press media as well as execution. The main cause of the problems above are because of the very same incompetent leader like Prime Minister Hun Sen who was an Ex-Khmer Rough soldier continuing to be in power for almost 3 decades now even though he is among those that responsible for 2.7 millions death between 1975 to 1979.
With this letter, I am pleading to you Sir to please continue to put pressure on the current Cambodian Government to have Prime Minister Hun Sen to step down and recognize the newly elected Prime Minister, Sam Rainsy, CNRP party. Despite the will of the people, Mr. Hun Sen is refusing to step down and is claiming victory. This dictator told the world press that he is willing to stay in power until he is 99 year old. After an election, his arrogant attitude taunting the US government by saying “go ahead and cut US aid because I am not the one that will suffer.” He continued by saying “China already helping us.” Sir, as a Cambodian American my heart is hurting and my tears is dripping daily knowing that Cambodian people are going to suffer for many more years to come. Life is not fair that my 8 and 5 year old children living in this great nation with an abundance of opportunity and a bright future while knowing these very same age poor Cambodian children are digging through the garbage daily for their survival. Again, thank you sir for taking your busy time reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Cambodian American
Thanks you for doing this..
The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) is about to open and prosecute its biggest case in its history when:
1- The evil Vietnam which used to:
a- Obliterate the Champa race
b- Bury Khmer people alive and kept only their heads above the ground and used their heads as posts to hold their pan to cook their tea
c- Abduct Khmer children in 1955, brainwashed them, brutally trained them to be a killing machine for Vietnam. Vietnam called them Khmer Vietminh.
d- Use those Khmer Vietminh to kill 3 million of Khmer people along with the Khmer Rouge during the Pol Pot era, and blamed all the killings on the Khmer Rouge.
e- Execute its K5 project in an attempt to obliterate Khmer race in the 1980s
The evil Vietnam planned to used its hidden soldiers and special agents who have been living in Cambodia since 1979 and infiltrated into Cambodia after 1979 to suppress this CNRP's upcoming demonstration against electoral fraud.
2- The worst traitor in Khmer history, Hun Sen,
a- who was behind the 1997
grenade attack,
b- who initiated the 1998 coup
d'Etat and killed hundreds
of Khmer people
c- who ceded Khmer land to his
master Vietnam and
destroyed most of Khmer
natural resource
d- who refused to accept his
party electoral loss in 2013
Hun Sen planned to go along with his master Vietnam to suppress this nationwide upcoming demonstration.
Fortunately, the whole world is on the CNRP side. It would take this force to break this stubborn Vietnam's ambition.
Every story has its ending and the bad guy always end up dead.
This time is the time that a man who touted himself as Sdach Karn will end up as Sdach Karn, and a country, Vietnam, which never stop wanting to expand its territory will end up losing all of its expansion and will be severely punished by the world when the world knew the truth behind Khmer people suffering. The world would finally react and say "Ah ha, it was the evil Vietnam that caused Khmer people' sufferings"
Finally, Cambodia would commence its journey to prosperity with a well educate, competent, honest, and courageous leader - Sam Rainsy.
Bun Thoeun
មែរ 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravo CNRP!
Bravo Khmer Youth!!!
Bravo Cambodian People!!!
អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា ពូកែ អភិវឌ្ឈ ជាង អាតេជោកុយ (តេជចុយគោ) ហ៊ុន សែន ទៅទៀត។
វា បោកលុយ ខ្មែរ ក្រៅប្រទេស ៣ឆ្នាំ ទើប ការបាន ប្រពន្ធមួយ។
អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា ចង់យក ប្រពន្ធវា មក អាមេរិក តែ វា គ្មានលុយ!
អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា វា បោកលុយ ខ្មែរ ក្រៅប្រទេស ថា ត្រូវការ លុយ ជួល មេធាវី ប្តឹង ជនជាតិ យួន នៅ ស្រុកខ្មែរ។
ពេល អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា ប្រមូលលុយ បានហើយ, វា នឹង ជួល មេធាវី អោយ ធានា ប្រពន្ធវា ទៅ អាមេរិក និង ការពារ វា កុំអោយ ខ្មែរក្រៅប្រទេស ប្តឹងវា!
អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា ពិតជា ពូកែ អភិវឌ្ឍ មែន! អភិវឌ្ឈ តាំងពី អត់លុយ ការប្រពន្ធ រហូត មាន លុយ ជួល មេធាវី អន្តរជាតិ ធានា ប្រពន្ធវា ទៅ អាមេរិក!!
សូម បងប្អូនខ្មែរ ខ្វះវិភាគ បោះឆ្នោត អោយ អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា ទៅ!
នោះ អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា នឹង បន្ត បោកលុយ បងប្អូន តទៅ ទៀត!
ជយោ អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា កំពូល មេបោកលុយ ខ្មែរ!
ជយោ អាឆ្កែសួនរដ្ឋា អាមេបោក លុយ ៤ ទ្វីប!!
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