By Duong Sokha
Cambodge Soir
Unofficial translation from French by Luc Sâr
Click here to read Cambodge Soir’s original article in French
The National Election Committee (NEC) refused to look into some 30 complaints related to the commune election brought up by the Sam Rainsy Party.
The opposition party demanded that the NEC reorganize the elections due to irregularity encountered during the voting and the counting in 21 districts in Phnom Penh city, and in 3 communes in Poipet, Prey Veng and Kandal. The other complaints denounced the presence of village and commune chiefs near the voting poll stations, and intimidations perpetrated in Kompong Chhnang, Prey Veng, Kandal, as well as in Phnom Penh. “We led investigations on the spots. But the majority of the complaints lack legal basis, this prevents us from considering them. Witnesses and proofs are also lacking,” Keo Phalla, the director of the NEC department of legal affairs and conflicts, justified. While qualifying the NEC decision as “normal,” opposition leader Sam Rainsy blames the NEC of making decisions in favor of the ruling party.
The opposition party demanded that the NEC reorganize the elections due to irregularity encountered during the voting and the counting in 21 districts in Phnom Penh city, and in 3 communes in Poipet, Prey Veng and Kandal. The other complaints denounced the presence of village and commune chiefs near the voting poll stations, and intimidations perpetrated in Kompong Chhnang, Prey Veng, Kandal, as well as in Phnom Penh. “We led investigations on the spots. But the majority of the complaints lack legal basis, this prevents us from considering them. Witnesses and proofs are also lacking,” Keo Phalla, the director of the NEC department of legal affairs and conflicts, justified. While qualifying the NEC decision as “normal,” opposition leader Sam Rainsy blames the NEC of making decisions in favor of the ruling party.
2 comments:
NEC is not working for a Khmer People,they work for YOUN People.
Who know? Maybe there are a bunch
of Ah Khmer-Yuons in there.
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