RFA's interview of Mrs. Mu Sochua (Part 2) regarding the Paris Peace Agreements

Free and fair election as first step for democracy. Respect for national unity and reconciliation - fundamental spirit of Peace Accords. Winner takes all is a practice that violates the spirit of the Peace Accords.

Civil society has a role to play and respect for the voice of the opposition bring strength to peace. The absence of the key leader of the opposition as a result of political discrimination and threat narrows space for democracy that represents a violation of the Peace Accords.

Mu Sochua

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHC4oWG-B8

Awareness of Legal Rights Rising: Expert [-All that they have to do now is to dump this lawless regime at the election]

By Poch Reasey, VOA Khmer
Washington
20 June 2008

Click here to listen to the audio program in Khmer

Cambodians increasingly know their rights since 1993, according to Yeng Virak, Executive Director of Community Legal Education Center.

“What makes us proud is that villagers can now argue and debate laws with law enforcement officers,” Yeng Virak said, as a guest on "Hello VOA."

People sometimes know and understand the law better than the officials, he said.

“This is exactly what we want people to know in a democratic society," he said. "Sometimes law enforcement officials just tell people that they are only enforcing the existing laws, without telling people what kind of laws. But when people know the laws, the officers cannot lie.