Prince Norodom Ranariddh returned back home on Saturday morning, he will depart again for Europe in two weeks. Claiming that Funcinpec would be finished if 7 or 8 Funcinpec officials would be sent to jail because of the monogamy law, could this implies a majority of Funcinpec officials are involved in extramarital affairs? (Photo: Sok Serey, RFA)Monday, September 11, 2006
By Van Roeun and James Welsh
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Funcinpec President Prince Norodom Ranariddh told supporters in Phnom Penh Saturday that the new adultery law is designed to undermine Funcinpec officials.
Speaking at Funcinpec headquarters after arriving from Malaysia that morning, the embattled prince also denied that he had overspent during the 2005 South East Asian Games in Manila, and said he had the receipts to prove it.
"They say that [Funcinpec] is wrong under this law...that they will imprison us," the prince said of the law criminalizing adultery.
"If imprisoned, it is a penal case, we cannot stand for election," he said. "If seven or eight are imprisoned, we, Funcinpec, will be finished."
He warned that the law would not be fairly implemented due to a lack of independence in the courts and the police force.
Many observers have said they believe the law was drafted with Prince Ranariddh in mind. Royalist officials say that the prince, who remains married to Princess Marie, is in a long-term relationship with classical dancer Ouk Phalla.
On Saturday, Prince Ranariddh also responded to criticism from Prime Minister Hun Sen who said last week that the National Olympic Committee, which the prince heads, had massively overspent at the SEA Games late last year.
"The money that Samdech [Hun Sen] gave me, I did not spend carelessly," Prince Ranariddh said. "I spent according to the requests of the [National Olympic Committee]. I have all the receipts."
Hun Sen said last week that the committee had wasted nearly $1 million from fundraising programs that he had launched.
Prince Ranariddh also discussed Prince Sisowath Thomico's fledgling Sankum Cheat Niyum Front Party with reporters. Prince Thomico has repeatedly called on Prince Ranariddh to dissolve Funcinpec.
"We should not play the game to break the voice of the royalists and nationalists," Prince Ranariddh said. "To speak frankly, it benefits the CPP."
According to his public affairs adviser Ok Socheat the prince arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport at 10 am and immediately went to the meeting at party headquarters where 1,100 Funcinpec supporters were on hand to greet him.
Ok Socheat said that he had been misinformed Friday when he said the prince was already in town but was keeping a low profile.
Prince Ranariddh will leave Cambodia again in two weeks for a six-week trip to Europe to raise support for the party, Ok Socheat said.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the party that bears his name, said Funcinpec will benefit from having Prince Ranariddh back. After a five-month hiatus, the prince returned to Cambodia Aug 19, only to leave again unexpectedly six days later.
"A party president must be in touch with the people," Sam Rainsy said. "If you do not stay in the country long enough you will not be able to solve the party's problems," he added.
Government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said he was in Paris and declined to speak to a reporter.
Speaking at Funcinpec headquarters after arriving from Malaysia that morning, the embattled prince also denied that he had overspent during the 2005 South East Asian Games in Manila, and said he had the receipts to prove it.
"They say that [Funcinpec] is wrong under this law...that they will imprison us," the prince said of the law criminalizing adultery.
"If imprisoned, it is a penal case, we cannot stand for election," he said. "If seven or eight are imprisoned, we, Funcinpec, will be finished."
He warned that the law would not be fairly implemented due to a lack of independence in the courts and the police force.
Many observers have said they believe the law was drafted with Prince Ranariddh in mind. Royalist officials say that the prince, who remains married to Princess Marie, is in a long-term relationship with classical dancer Ouk Phalla.
On Saturday, Prince Ranariddh also responded to criticism from Prime Minister Hun Sen who said last week that the National Olympic Committee, which the prince heads, had massively overspent at the SEA Games late last year.
"The money that Samdech [Hun Sen] gave me, I did not spend carelessly," Prince Ranariddh said. "I spent according to the requests of the [National Olympic Committee]. I have all the receipts."
Hun Sen said last week that the committee had wasted nearly $1 million from fundraising programs that he had launched.
Prince Ranariddh also discussed Prince Sisowath Thomico's fledgling Sankum Cheat Niyum Front Party with reporters. Prince Thomico has repeatedly called on Prince Ranariddh to dissolve Funcinpec.
"We should not play the game to break the voice of the royalists and nationalists," Prince Ranariddh said. "To speak frankly, it benefits the CPP."
According to his public affairs adviser Ok Socheat the prince arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport at 10 am and immediately went to the meeting at party headquarters where 1,100 Funcinpec supporters were on hand to greet him.
Ok Socheat said that he had been misinformed Friday when he said the prince was already in town but was keeping a low profile.
Prince Ranariddh will leave Cambodia again in two weeks for a six-week trip to Europe to raise support for the party, Ok Socheat said.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the party that bears his name, said Funcinpec will benefit from having Prince Ranariddh back. After a five-month hiatus, the prince returned to Cambodia Aug 19, only to leave again unexpectedly six days later.
"A party president must be in touch with the people," Sam Rainsy said. "If you do not stay in the country long enough you will not be able to solve the party's problems," he added.
Government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said he was in Paris and declined to speak to a reporter.
23 comments:
We want all Funcipec ministers to be jailed for adulteries activities. They even bought girls from foreign countries for their fun. They have stoled too much monies for this evils acts. Go all to jail.
Shut up and go down, Ah Krom Pret!!!
12.25pm, I do not know Funcipec ministers, but how about cpp ministers, aren't they the same? I am not a politic. I do not like any party.
being a politician is just like to be a model of the people of a country. if one can not make himself a good model, he must not take the position. It is really a shame! for not take responsibility for one own job!
At least they should look at other developing country...
That ugly Prince spent most of his life in France. Didn't seem like the French tough any thing good to him to me. He is Krom Pret.
Oh may be he learn to defind the difinition of good life from French by having as many affairs as he can before he dies. Isn't Prince? unbelievable. You stupid royal family. You should go to live in England instead.
To all Mad Dogs
Stop barking, look at your tail the Viet is about to take your head for the soup and Thai is about to bite your tail.
Unity is the best for our country.!!
Anyone who criticizes RRidh or Sihanoukists are mad dogs.
Yonee-tee is the best for RRidh and clique not Cambodia.
Only dogs understand dog language. So you,Mr.Yoneefirer of New England, stop being a royal groin licker lap dog yourself first before you called others mad dogs.
Personally I'd vote for the party that has the most adulterers.
We need the put King & Queens or any king lineages to rest, under 6 ft. Because these idiots are made for destruction, they are very mad dogs. None of them understand the ideas of serving the people or human dignity.
As far as I'm concerns they were borned of Dogs. A compassionate and moral person DOES NOT need a dultery law to dictate his/her life. It's common sense, more than one partners is unfaithful. RRidh ought to be jail and starve to death in the cell.
Dear follow,
It's better to try together to find a way to rid our country and our compatriot of the clutches of YUON SEN
than to argue for nothing.
he is not a prince, he is an idiot. he still does not know that he is finished.
This is ah animal hun sen trick. Please help our country to become peace first. And then you can say anything you want about the prince
Thank you!
You great prince is part of problem that alow ah youn to control Cambodia.
This stupid dog is adog of youn's slave.
To free ourself, first to make ourself free of sickness, your prince is the corruped one he bad as ah youn!
Hey Ronutrith, the court system is the same one you used to sue mr. Som Eainsy, why it corrupted just now?
You stupid dog, pig brain, less than shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Ronutrith, the court system is the same one you used to sue mr. Som Eainsy, why it corrupted just now?
You stupid dog, pig brain, less than shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems like almost 100% Cambodians are having the same opinion on this Kaun Shech Peal, amplanh Cheat again and again many times. This Kaun Sdech Peal think Cambodians are so easy to exploite by using his sdech peal father name.
Like fucking father, Like fucking son.
Ar Ranarith=Ar Sihanouk
They both spent more time outside Srok than inside Srok. Sihanouk should change name to Chinese. RRith should change name AR BokSrey.
I am not surprised at all by this clown, seeing his origin of a gardener of sweet cucumber.
This animal born Prince should go to hell for loosing all support from all Cambodian people already because he has breached all their trusts. His father should know better what kind of position he should do after his political life in Cambodia. He should mary more wives to bread more children like his father instead.
Hi Sick man
I don't support any parties or the king's families but it realy distured seeing comments attack by mad dogs.!
I don't speak your dog language and i am not from England and if you are not sure then don't guest sick man.!!
Have you ever test or lick royal groin yourself mother f sick man?
By the way, have you (mad dog or sick man) seen any leaders in this world that rule the country more than 20 yrs and have the banana court systems ?
Unity is the best for all of us.!!
Mokey see monkey do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Banana leadership!!!!!!!!!!
Hi 11:06 ! You must be one of the intelligence handicaped person for talking mad dog. You call every one dog in here, what about you? Where on earth, a person like this animal Prince can qualify to be a leader of their Nation? You are the one who has no repect to other but protect this corrupted Prince, by talking like bad dog, do you know that how shame you are to let Cambodia down like today?. Cambodians were almost perished by these kind of leadership in the 1970 until now, you know that? What a shame to have you as Cambodian on earth ! you must be shame to your ancestors, your family and your children for working blindly with these crabs to plander Cambodia and to create more sufferings to millions others !!!! What a shame man!!!!!!You need to consult a good mental health professional for your handicaped brain.
Hi sick man .! if you are not one of the mad dogs then you stay away.!
My brain is mature and working well but your brain is more like a baby brain and need to learn more about the history of the cambodia.
In the near future, all cambodian people will be smart and know how to vote and know how to select the leader for the country but if you want to vote for the prince's party then it is your problems.
If you don't know who I am then do not make assumption that I protect the currupted prince, shame for your baby brain man but it is not right too that you want to get rid of the king's families.
From generation to generation and from thousand of years, Cambodia alway has king and queen. It is ashame for your ancestor and your family and you should not be born to be Cambodian. These day the king's families just the symbol for the cambodia nation.
you said:
"Cambodians were almost perished by these kind of leadership in the 1970 until now"
Look man !
If you go to the library and do some research about the policy of the Amarian's Nixson Doctrins then it will help you understand about the situations during that time.!!
The currupted prince only want money where as the other one sign sign sign and give away lands and sooner or later you don't even have cambodia. What do you think ?
Post a Comment