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12th March, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said on Wednesday that the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) will give two positions in each of the nine parliamentary committees to the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), but only if the SRP stops cursing the government.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony, Mr. Hun Sen said that this is just his opinion as he cannot guarantee that the majority of the MPs from the CPP will vote to support this proposal because the SRP has always cursed the government.
Mr. Kul Panha, chairman of the election monitoring body COMFREL, said that the government should not use the parliamentary positions as a pretext to silent the opposition parties. Speaking to the Cambodia Daily, Mr. Kul Panha said: "It is not a curse, it is a criticism. The role of the opposition is to criticise the government (for any wrongdoings)."
12th March, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said on Wednesday that the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) will give two positions in each of the nine parliamentary committees to the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), but only if the SRP stops cursing the government.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony, Mr. Hun Sen said that this is just his opinion as he cannot guarantee that the majority of the MPs from the CPP will vote to support this proposal because the SRP has always cursed the government.
Mr. Kul Panha, chairman of the election monitoring body COMFREL, said that the government should not use the parliamentary positions as a pretext to silent the opposition parties. Speaking to the Cambodia Daily, Mr. Kul Panha said: "It is not a curse, it is a criticism. The role of the opposition is to criticise the government (for any wrongdoings)."
