01 June 2008By San Suwidh
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Mrs. Mu Sochua, SRP deputy-Secretary-general, declared on Saturday that the CPP and Prime minister Hun Sen continues to ensnare members of her political party still.
Mrs. Mu Sochua added that right now, the CPP continues to practice the strategy of breaking up the SRP, just like what it did with other parties in the past.
It should be noted that SRP defectors who recently joined the CPP have been nominated as government advisors by Hun Sen.
Mu Sochua said: “It is factual, it cannot be denied, after the ensnaring, there were paybacks in the form of (government) positions. We can see all these positions, they have all been made public: they are high-ranking government positions, government advisors, secretaries of state, etc… Therefore, people who defected receive positions from the prime minister, this is called an exchange that even includes money and positions as well.”
Nevertheless, Mrs. Mu Sochua claimed that this strategy will help push the voters to support the SRP even more.
She noted that Hun Sen’s strategy is aimed at diverting the attention of the Cambodian people from major issues affecting the nation.
Mrs. Mu Sochua said: “The most important factor is that the CPP, and prime minister Hun Sen in particular, they want to focus our attention on those who joined them, they want the SRP and party President Sam Rainsy to forget about the main problems faced by the country: land problems; high gasoline price problem; joblessness, especially among the youth; health problems; corruption problems; deforestation problems; land-grabbing connivance by CPP officials, etc… These are what the CPP, and prime minister Hun Sen in particular, wants us to forget about.”
Mrs. Mu Sochua added that right now, the CPP continues to practice the strategy of breaking up the SRP, just like what it did with other parties in the past.
It should be noted that SRP defectors who recently joined the CPP have been nominated as government advisors by Hun Sen.
Mu Sochua said: “It is factual, it cannot be denied, after the ensnaring, there were paybacks in the form of (government) positions. We can see all these positions, they have all been made public: they are high-ranking government positions, government advisors, secretaries of state, etc… Therefore, people who defected receive positions from the prime minister, this is called an exchange that even includes money and positions as well.”
Nevertheless, Mrs. Mu Sochua claimed that this strategy will help push the voters to support the SRP even more.
She noted that Hun Sen’s strategy is aimed at diverting the attention of the Cambodian people from major issues affecting the nation.
Mrs. Mu Sochua said: “The most important factor is that the CPP, and prime minister Hun Sen in particular, they want to focus our attention on those who joined them, they want the SRP and party President Sam Rainsy to forget about the main problems faced by the country: land problems; high gasoline price problem; joblessness, especially among the youth; health problems; corruption problems; deforestation problems; land-grabbing connivance by CPP officials, etc… These are what the CPP, and prime minister Hun Sen in particular, wants us to forget about.”
