By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
17 June 2008
Military police and police have opened up an investigation into allegations opposition Sam Rainsy Party members have been involved in violent plots against the government.
Last week, Sam Rainsy Party defector Lek Bunnhean accused opposition officials of being involved in the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, an Angkor Empire Movement, and the rocket attack on Prime Minister Hun Sen in Siem Reap in 1998.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday the accusations were "unbelievable."
"Because the election is nearly approaching, the CPP knows that Sam Rainsy has more popularity and the CPP has a problem when the people are angry with it over land disputes and the price of goods, and the people don't believe CPP anymore," he said.
Lek Bunnhean, who joined the ruling Cambodian People's Party less than two weeks ago, said Tuesday he had documents implicating Sam Rainsy, Eng Chhay Ieng and former senator Thach Setha in the various plots.
Lek Bunnhean left his position after he worked in Pursat province for the Sam Rainsy Party and as a representative for SRP Secretary-General Eng Chhay Ieng.
He took the documents from a Sam Rainsy Party office in Thailand, he said, but he refused to provide copies. The documents include photographs of Sam Rainsy with jailed CFF president Chhun Yasith, he said.
Sam Rainsy said Tuesday he had met with many Cambodian expatriates at different demonstrations in Cambodia and was often photographed with people, but that didn't mean he knew what organizations they belonged to.
Eng Chhay Ieng could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the investigation was being conducted at the behest of "the government."
"In this investigation, the government needs collaboration with Sam Rainsy Party defectors," he said.
"We are doing this work," he said, but declined to give further details.
Gen. Sao Sokha, commander of the military police, also confirmed his police were investigating, following the order of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
"Regarding the information we obtained, we must investigate with utmost care," he said. "We must work in accordance with the law and without partiality."
Last week, Sam Rainsy Party defector Lek Bunnhean accused opposition officials of being involved in the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, an Angkor Empire Movement, and the rocket attack on Prime Minister Hun Sen in Siem Reap in 1998.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday the accusations were "unbelievable."
"Because the election is nearly approaching, the CPP knows that Sam Rainsy has more popularity and the CPP has a problem when the people are angry with it over land disputes and the price of goods, and the people don't believe CPP anymore," he said.
Lek Bunnhean, who joined the ruling Cambodian People's Party less than two weeks ago, said Tuesday he had documents implicating Sam Rainsy, Eng Chhay Ieng and former senator Thach Setha in the various plots.
Lek Bunnhean left his position after he worked in Pursat province for the Sam Rainsy Party and as a representative for SRP Secretary-General Eng Chhay Ieng.
He took the documents from a Sam Rainsy Party office in Thailand, he said, but he refused to provide copies. The documents include photographs of Sam Rainsy with jailed CFF president Chhun Yasith, he said.
Sam Rainsy said Tuesday he had met with many Cambodian expatriates at different demonstrations in Cambodia and was often photographed with people, but that didn't mean he knew what organizations they belonged to.
Eng Chhay Ieng could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the investigation was being conducted at the behest of "the government."
"In this investigation, the government needs collaboration with Sam Rainsy Party defectors," he said.
"We are doing this work," he said, but declined to give further details.
Gen. Sao Sokha, commander of the military police, also confirmed his police were investigating, following the order of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
"Regarding the information we obtained, we must investigate with utmost care," he said. "We must work in accordance with the law and without partiality."
10 comments:
Yes, not just cpp, but also include youns and their long term agenda in srok khmer.
chan
It's easy to use software Photoshop CS3 to draw/put ah Hun Sen and Sun Yasith together on picture too!!
Yes, KI Medial; CPP is scared of SRP. And the question is whether SRP members are scared of the CPP.
Kuoy Pichet
If CPP wanted really the free and fair election in Cambodia why they do anythings against opposition parties in this times for election? Are CPP afraid from people those are suffering from cummunist CPP? The people around the Globe knows this communist tricks and come avery time the same. The pictures in todays world are easy to manipulate with grafical software, but no the fact. The world to take care this case, because all are cpp tricks in Cambodia. God bless cambodia and its people.
Ah Scam Rainxy and his Ah Khmer-Yuon gangs has caused many deads and sufferings and they must all be brought to justice regardless of election time or not.
Stop barking nonesense AH CHHKUOT 10:00AM.
Why bother to hamper your opponents when you can hamstring them?
In this day and age, why use candles when you can use electricity?
Let the nature take its course: VOTE CPP!
What electricity? Since when does Cambodia has electricity? Ah... the one begged from Yuon or from Siem?
12:00 PM
I'm responding to your response via electricity (not powered by candles). The electricity in the country allows me to power my notebook and various functionality. Have you noticed that I'm not using candles to power my response to yours?
If you don't vote CPP, you'll be running candles for the rest of your natural life.
Vote out the candles!
That is correct, candle can burned the country down to the ground again, just as it did in the 70's.
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