Sun Sokun Mealea (circled)
Suth Dina during the last general election (Photo: U.Ch., Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Wednesday 24 June 2009
By P.B.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Sun Sokun Mealea and Suth Dina, two members of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) sent their resignation to the party leaders.
They denounced the management of the party. In her resignation letter sent to Chhim Seakleng, the interim NRP president, on 22 June, Sun Sokun Mealea, the former NRP deputy secretary-general who was also in charge of the party’s women movement, indicated that her resignation was motivated by her discouragement.
“I dedicated everything, energy, time, money, as well as my former party, the “Khmer Front Party (KFP)” to give birth to the NRP. But, at the end, I found out that I did all this for nothing because the NRP is undermined by a large number of problems. It is a party without vision, without justice, and without solidarity. There are only grudges and jealousy,” she wrote while adding that it is time for her to resign.
Suth Dina raises the same problems as his colleague.
The pair was known to be among the most vindictive anti-government activists. They led several demonstrations to oppose the celebration of 07 January (date of the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia) and the Vietnamese influence in Cambodia. Along with their former party, the KFP, the pair decided to join the NRP to save prince Ranariddh when the latter was evicted from Funcinpec. Since Ranariddh left politics for a position at the Royal Palace, the NRP was plunged into chaos.
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KI-Media note: Sun Sokun Mealea and Suth Dina are currently members of the CPP.
They denounced the management of the party. In her resignation letter sent to Chhim Seakleng, the interim NRP president, on 22 June, Sun Sokun Mealea, the former NRP deputy secretary-general who was also in charge of the party’s women movement, indicated that her resignation was motivated by her discouragement.
“I dedicated everything, energy, time, money, as well as my former party, the “Khmer Front Party (KFP)” to give birth to the NRP. But, at the end, I found out that I did all this for nothing because the NRP is undermined by a large number of problems. It is a party without vision, without justice, and without solidarity. There are only grudges and jealousy,” she wrote while adding that it is time for her to resign.
Suth Dina raises the same problems as his colleague.
The pair was known to be among the most vindictive anti-government activists. They led several demonstrations to oppose the celebration of 07 January (date of the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia) and the Vietnamese influence in Cambodia. Along with their former party, the KFP, the pair decided to join the NRP to save prince Ranariddh when the latter was evicted from Funcinpec. Since Ranariddh left politics for a position at the Royal Palace, the NRP was plunged into chaos.
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KI-Media note: Sun Sokun Mealea and Suth Dina are currently members of the CPP.
