Battambang Authorities Unlawfully Taking Down Sam Rainsy Party Signs

ប៉ូលីសប្លន់ស្លាកនៅកែ្បរសង្កាត់ស្វាយប៉ោ - The cops are stealing SRP sign near Svay Por district

ប៉ូលីសប្លន់ស្លាកនៅវិទ្យល័យសម្តេចឳ - This cop is stealing SRP sign near Samdech Euv high school

ស្លាកបក្សប្រជាជននៅវិទ្យាល័យសម្តេចឳ - CPP sign left intact near Samdech Euv high school

Phnom Penh
22 August, 2011

Battambang Authorities Unlawfully Taking Down Sam Rainsy Party Signs

Sam Rainsy Party strongly condemns Battambang authorities for pulling down four SRP signs in Battambang town this morning. This act is in violation of the Law on Political Parties which stipulates that each political party shall have its name and a symbol.

Furthermore, Battambang authorities violate Article 4 of the same law by allowing the Cambodian People's Party to keep their signs in the same locations.

Article 4 of the Law on Political Parties stipulates: " All political parties shall be entitled to the same rights, privileges and shall receive equal treatment from the Royal Government and authorities at all levels".

SRP is most concerned by this act of harassment and discrimination as registration of voters is nearing.

SRP calls for the concerned ministry to take immediate action and to ensure free and fair elections that begins with fair competition.

The four SRP signs were taken down from the following locations in Battambang town:

1. Watt Kampaign Elementary School;
2. Watt Damrey Sar;
3. Svay Por commune office;
4. Samdech Euv High School.

For further information, please contact:

012 831 040 - English

012 49 71 97 - Khmer

Cops stealing SRP signs in Battambang and Pailin

២២-សីហា-២០១១ ៖ អាជ្ញាធរ​នគរបាល​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង​កំពុង​រឹបអូស​យក​ស្លាក​គណបក្ស សម រង្សី ដែល​ដំឡើង​នៅ​ក្បែរ​វត្ត​ដំរីស។ (RFA/Soun Sophalmony)

អាជ្ញាធរ​ទម្លាក់​ស្លាក​សញ្ញា​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី​នៅ​បាត់ដំបង និង​ប៉ៃលិន

2011-08-22
ដោយ សួន សុផល មុន្នី
Radio Free Asia

Synopsis: With the approaching election, the ruling CPP is once again showing its shenanigans. In Battambang and Pailin, the authority sent out cops to steal SRP signs posted in public places whereas CPP signs are left intact. Seven SRP signs were stolen in broad daylight by the CPP-controlled cops in Battambang and four were stolen in Pailin. Is this how the CPP is showing its lack of confidence in its popularity in Cambodia?

ជា​រៀង​រាល់​ឆ្នាំ គេ​សង្កេត​ឃើញ​ថា នៅ​ពេល​រដូវ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជិត​ចូល​មក​ដល់ ជម្លោះ​រវាង​គណ​បក្ស​នយោបាយ​នានា ក៏​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​កើត​ឡើង​ដែរ។

អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង និង​ខេត្ត​ប៉ៃលិន នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ ទី​២២ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ នេះ បាន​បញ្ជូន​កង​កម្លាំង​ប៉ូលិស​ជា​ច្រើន​នាក់ ចុះ​រឹប​អូស​យក​ស្លាក​សញ្ញា​គណ​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី​ជា​ច្រើន​យក​ទៅ​រក្សា​ទុក​នៅ​សាលា​ក្រុង និង​ស្នងការដ្ឋាន​ប៉ូលិស ក្រោយ​ពី​ក្រុម​មន្ត្រី​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​ចុះ​បោះ​បង្គោល​ដាំ​តាម​សេចក្ដី​ជូន​ដំណឹង​របស់​ខ្លួន នៅ​លើ​ចិញ្ចើម​ផ្លូវ​សាធារណៈ ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង និង​ខេត្ត​ប៉ៃលិន។

មន្ត្រី​គណ​បក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ប៉ូលិស​បាន​ដក​ហូត​យក​ស្លាក​សញ្ញា​គណ​បក្ស​សង្ស៊ី​ចំនួន​បួន​ស្លាក ក្នុង​នោះ ១​ស្លាក​ស្ថិត​នៅ​ខាង​ត្បូង​សាលា​បឋម​សិក្សា​វត្ត​កំផែង និង​២​ស្លាក​ទៀត​នៅ​តាម​បណ្ដោយ​ផ្លូវ​លេខ​៣ ក្នុង​សង្កាត់​ស្វាយ​ប៉ោ ក្រុង​បាត់ដំបង ហើយ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ប៉ៃលិន​មួយ​ផ្លាក​ផ្សេង​ទៀត។

Authority and SRP officials clash on party sign installation

SRP activists trying to prevent the authority from tearing SRP party sign (Photo: Koh Santepheap)

Monday, June 2, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

In the morning of 01 June, Russei Keo authority and SRP officials clashed at the entrance to the Chrauy Changvar Bridge, located in Chrauy Changvar commune, Russei Keo district, because the SRP insisted on raising its party sign at that location. The Koh Santepheap newspaper reported the Russei Keo authority prevented this sign raising by claiming that the SRP did not have the authorization for it, however, about 10 SRP activists, including SRP MPs Son Chhay, Ho Vann and Sok Soty protested and tried to raise the sign. This led to the clash, but no serious injuries were sustained on either side. A source indicated that after the authority confiscated the SRP sign, SRP activists tied the party flag and the national flag on a pole that still remained there, but the authority took them down and confiscated the two flags about one hour later. SRP MP Sok Soty said that he asked for the authorization from the city hall for about one month already to install the party sign at that location, but the city hall did not provide any response to this request. After a long wait, the SRP decided to raise the sign and their action resulted in the authority preventing them from setting up this sign.

Video of Hun Sen's police destroying SRP banner sign while leaving intact another party sign nearby

On March 22, 2008, Phnom Penh SRP MP Ho Vann was beaten up by Phnom Penh police force which also destroyed a SRP banner in Chruoy Changva commune, Russei Keo district, Phnom Penh City. It is interesting to note that signs belonging to other political parties nearby are allowed to remain. It appears that the CPP-controlled authority is mainly aiming at the opposition SRP party only.

Police destroyed SRP banner sign and beat up SRP MP Ho Vann as the election approaches

Police pushing down SRP sign while an unknown official yells at onlookers
Police pushing down SRP sign
Police destroying SRP sign
Police taking away SRP sign stand
SRP MP Ho Vann showing his bruised leg from police beating
SRP MP Ho Vann's leg showing the bruise from police beating

On March 22, 2008, Phnom Penh SRP MP Ho Vann was beaten up by Phnom Penh police force which also destroyed a SRP banner in Chruoy Changva commune, Russei Keo district, Phnom Penh City.

Source: SRP