Saturday, September 14, 2013

Cambodia's King Invites Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy to Talks



King Norodom Sihamoni waves at the Phnom Penh airport upon his return from Beijing, Sept. 11, 2013. AFP


2013-09-12

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has invited Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy for talks this week aimed at resolving a standoff over recent elections as Sam Rainsy’s party filed a lawsuit accusing the country election body of vote fraud.

Both Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy have said they will attend the Saturday meeting, which will be their first since the hotly disputed July 28 elections.

The king sent invitations to the two leaders on Thursday to join him in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh “to participate in a meeting presided over by me to resolve national issues” stemming from the elections.

The king had on Monday called for the country’s new parliament to convene Sept. 23 after official election results over the weekend confirmed a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).

But Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has challenged the results, alleging widespread vote fraud, and threatened to boycott parliament.

Before announcing the talks, King Sihamoni, who returned Wednesday from a nearly month-long trip to China for a medical check-up, had come under criticism for not stepping in to help resolve the deadlock.

“I … will participate in the meeting as invited,” Hun Sen responded to the king Thursday, saying CPP secretary general Say Chhum and Interior Minister Sar Kheng would go with him.

CNRP deputy chief Kem Sokha told RFA’s Khmer Service he and party president Sam Rainsy will join the talks, where they will ask the king to broker an independent probe into election fraud charges.


He said the party was pushing for discussion on the probe to be included on the meeting’s agenda.


“We have written to the king to say that we would like him to provide us justice for voters,” Kem Sokha told RFA’s Khmer Service.


“We will submit to the king an agenda item on the king seeking justice to establish an independent committee to investigate election irregularities,” he said.


Protest plans


The king’s meeting with be held just ahead of another protest rally Sunday planned by the CNRP to highlight its demand for an independent probe.

The rally in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park has to be confined to 10,000 people and can be held from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., the Interior Ministry told the CNRP Thursday as it gave conditional approval to the party to hold the rally.

The rally also must be contained inside the park, with demonstrators barred from marching along public streets, the ministry said.

It will not allow the CNRP to hold protests on Sept. 16 and 17 because of junior high school examinations scheduled on those days, Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng said. 

On Thursday, some 10,000 people participated  in a protest in Siem Reap, a top tourism hub that is one of the country’s biggest cities.

In Phnom Penh, some 100 people including monks gathered at the city’s main temple Wat Phnom to pray for peace and calm amid the election tensions.

Lawsuit


Also on Thursday, the CNRP filed a lawsuit against the National Election Committee (NEC), which managed the election, accusing it of vote fraud.

In the suit filed with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, it accused three top NEC officials of faking voter names on the electoral rolls, using "fake election results," and abusing the election law.

The lawsuit comes after the country’s highest court, the Constitutional Council, dismissed all of the opposition’s complaints against the NEC in its 17-day review, upholding the NEC’s preliminary results and paving the way for the Hun Sen’ official victory.  

On Thursday, the Constitutional Council issued a statement warning that those who fail to “respect” its decision could face imprisonment.

“The Constitutional Council would like to reaffirm that it has already examined and ruled on election disputes since Sept 6,” the statement said.

It cited Article 36 of the law establishing the court as saying that those who “do not respect”  the Constitutional Council’s rulings or “obstruct its operations” can face a penalty of between one month to 1 year in prison and a fine of 100,000 riel to 600,000 riel (U.S. $25 to $150).

Official NEC results announced following the conclusion of the Constitutional Council’s review gave the CPP a slight majority in parliament with 68 seats to the CNRP’s 55.

The CNRP, which claims it won at least 63 seats and called for a U.N.-backed investigation to probe widespread irregularities in the polls.

The CPP has long maintained it will convene parliament even without the CNRP's participation.

Some constitutional experts have said that the opposition lawmakers must be present at the first parliamentary session for any new government to be endorsed.

The CPP claims, however, that it is entitled to convene parliament because it has 50 percent of the seats.

Reported by RFA’s Khmer Service. Translated by Samean Yun. Written in English by Rachel Vandenbrink



13 comments:

Anonymous said...


I urging all Cambodians come to join the mass protest not only in Phnom Penh must be in every province.

Any CPP member trying to against the protest must use the people power to against them back.

Bear in mind: one hundred people against one CPP member, so the people power always win.

Do just like in Indonesia Country.

Anonymous said...

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?

Anonymous said...

vea ches ey vear ah bald head besides talking like parrot!

Anonymous said...

It is unlikely that the King will support the CNRP view. I just don't think he have the heart of a Khmer Angkor...

God, please let me be wrong!

Anonymous said...

ខ្មែរមានជីវភាពនយោបាយ ស្ថិតក្នុងសភាព ត្រូវតែបន្តររួបរួមគ្នា បង្ហាញស្នាដៃរ ក្នុងការទាមទារកយុត្តិធ៌មឲ្យខ្លួនឯង ឲ្យពិភពលោកឃើញ! សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា បើត្រូវការឲ្យអន្ដរជាតិជួយ មិនត្រូវ ប្ដូរជំហររបស់ខ្លួនជាដាច់ខាត!

ធ្វើអ្វីៗដើម្បីជាតិមិនមែនស្រួលដូចបកចេកទេ! សូមកុំធ្វើអ្វីដូចបរទេសធ្លាប់ដៀលយើងថា៖
"ខ្មែរធ្វើអ្វីឆេះតែមួយឆាវដូចភ្លើងចម្បើង រួចរលត់បាត់យើងចាំតែទទួលផលទៅ"

យើងមិននិយាយ តម្រង់លើបុគ្គលណាទេ! គឺយើងតម្រង់ទាមទា៖

យកអ្វីជារបស់ខ្មែរ!
ខ្មែរត្រូវរស់សមជាមនុស្សក្នុងប្រទេស មានលទ្ធិប្រជាធិប្បតេយ្យពិតប្រាកដ!
មាន រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ត្រូវបដិបត្តិ!
បញ្ឈប់ ការហូរចូលនឹងផ្ទុក ជនបរទេសខុសច្បាប់ អោយជិះជាន់ខ្មែរ!
ខ្មែរត្រូវរស់ជាប្រជាជាតិមួយ ដែលមាន សុវឌ្ឍិកម្មនឹងសុវត្ថិភាព​ ក្នុងបច្ចុប្បន្ននឹងអនាគត របស់ខ្លួន!

Anonymous said...

The CNRP party will never won the CPP party if they can't't solve the election irregularities.

Anonymous said...

If your majesty king wants your people to give your highness the respectful, refrain from siding with the devil dictator Hun Sen, simply thinking white is white.
Otherwise Cambodian had enough perhaps they will open up the brand new chapter of history?
Please your majesty king no Khmers is no Cambodia, No Cambodia is no king. The past experience have been taught when you were in the jail in the Khmer rouge era, your majesty king do not easily forget that.

Anonymous said...

The Title should be paraphrased as "Hun Sen Oreded the King to Invite Sam Rainsy to Have a Meeting"

Hun Sen knows well that the power of the people can remove him from power, so he has to use the King to pressure the CNRP to form a government under him (Hun Sen).

Sam Rainsy must understand that the people in and outside of Cambodia WILL not support the CNRP if he (Rainsy) makes a deal with Hun Sen.

Don't fall into Hun Sen and the King's trap. Any political compromise will only benefit Hun Sen and Youns (and perhaps the King. The lesson from the past is that King Sihanouk made a stupid deal with the Communist in 1993 by creating a what so called a government with two prime ministers (what on earth is that?). As a result, Youns still control Khmer.

Anonymous said...

បើអាCNRP ,អាCPP
រួមចុយ គឺចប់!....

Anonymous said...

នែ ! នាងចិន្ដា នឹង អាបុរស សាកល,
ប្រាប់ទៅមេពួកអាអ្ហែង សម រង្ស៊ី ជាមេដឹកនាំមហាបាតុកម្មបង្គ្រប់កិច្ចទៅថា....

ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
គឺជាការសង្ឃឹមខ្យល់លើមេឃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!
ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ុន សែន!
ហើយពួកប្រឆាំងផ្កាប់មុខទាំងនេះគឺគ្មានបំណងធ្វើការ
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីបង្គ្រប់កៅអី និងបង្គ្រប់ងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Anonymous said...

អាឪនំាខ្មែរអោយធ្លាក់រណ្ដៅមរណៈ ឯអាកូន
អ្នកកាយដីកប់។
ប្រជាជនខ្មែរចាញ់បោកយួនវាយកពាក្យបង្រួ
បបង្រួមជាតិមកធ្វើជាលេសអោយខ្មែរបន្តស្ថិតនៅក្រោម
ចង្កូមវាតទៅទៀត ។ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទំាងអស់ត្រូវតែដឹងនូវអ្វីដែលខ្លួន
ចង់បានពិតប្រាកដគឺការរំដោះខ្លួន
ចេញអោយផុតពិក្រញំាយួន ហើយបានឯករាជ្យពិតប្រាកដនោះទើបខ្មែរ
យើងផុតពី
គ្រោះថ្នាក់ហើយអាចងើបមុខរួច
នឹងគេឯង ដើម្បីដឹកនំាប្រទេសជាតិទៅរកការ
ការពារជាតិនិងការរីកចំរើនជាតិពិតប្រាកដ។

Anonymous said...



ស្នៀតចោរ "អង្អែលបណ្ដើរ លួចបណ្ដើរ"

ស្នៀតកុម្មុយនិស្ត "ប្រយុទ្ធបណ្ដើរ ចរចារបណ្ដើរ"

ចុះស្នៀតគណបក្ស ប្រជាជន កម្ពុជា យ៉ាងណា ដែរ ?

ព្រះមហាក្សត្រខ្មែរ មានស្នៀតឫទេ?

អញ្ជើញថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំបក្សនយោបាយទាំងពីរជួបចរចារកដំណោះស្រាយ ១៤ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣

ដោយជូនលិខិតកោះអញ្ជើញសមាជិកសភាអាណត្តិទី៥ ទាំង អស់ បើកកិច្ចប្រជុំជាលើកដំបូងនាថ្ងៃទី២៣ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣ នៅវិមានរដ្ឋសភា។

Anonymous said...

៥៥ យកមិនយក?៥៥ យកមិនយក?៥៥ យកមិនយក?

ទោះជាពួកអាអស់ឯងខំប្រឹងស្រែក ឬ សូត្រធម៌,,,,, ស្មូត្រ, ភាវនា, ​សមាធិ, លុតជង្គុង ក្រាប​ទូល
ក្រោម​ល្អង​ធូលី​ព្រះ​បាទ, ប្តឹងទៅតុលាការ ឲ្យបែកមេឃ រញ្ជួយផែនដីទៀត
ក៍ផែនដីនេះមិនទាន់ដល់វេនពួកអាអស់ឯងដែរ នៅមានឯកឧត្ដមបណ្ឌិត
ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត ហ៊ុន ម៉ានិត ទៀត ។ល។ និង។ល។
ផែនដីនេះមិនអាចមាន ព្រះអាទិត្យពីររះលើផែនដីតែមួយបានឡើយ។
ចេះច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោតទេ? ចេះគណិតសាស្ដ្រទេ? ៥០+១ = ១២៣/២=៦១.៥+១=៦២.៥
លេខចេញយ៉ាងច្បាស់ចាញ់ហើយ មិនព្រមចាញ់ទៀត
ត្រូវចាំណា សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ មិនមែនជាមនុស្សលោកទេ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទ ហ៊ុន ទៀន ចាប់ជាតិ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទធម្មិក សមេ្តចជាព្រះអាទិទេព សមេ្តចជាទេវតារស់មកសង្គ្រោះប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឱ្យ សម្បូរសប្បាយ រង់រឿង និងសុខក្សេមក្សាន្ដ!!!

សមេ្តចជាព្រះអាទិត្យតែមួយ រះលើផែនដីនេះ...។
ជយោ! សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ ជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា!!!


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