Monday, May 10, 2010

Hun Phoeung's sacking signals more serious internecine split within Funcinpec?

Nhiek Bun Chhay (R) and Lu Laysreng (2nd from R) during the peak of their heyday
General Hun Phoeung

Secretary of state for the ministry of Defense from the Funcinpec quota sacked

Monday 10 May 2010
Rasmei Kampuchea
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

General Hun Phoeung, a high ranking general who is also the secretary of state of the ministry of Defense from the Funcinpec quota, was removed from his position by Hun Xen through the latter’s declaration made during the 07 May 2010 meeting of the Council of Ministers.

Source from the Council of Ministers indicated that during the closed door meeting, Hun Xen announced that 3-golden-star general Hun Phoeung from the Funcinpec party will be removed from his position as secretary of state of the ministry of defense because Hun Xen claimed that this general works with the opposition party.

The same source indicated that during the Council of Ministers meeting, Hun Xen indicated that there are two clans within Funcinpec: the Nhiek Bun Chhay clan which works with the government, and the Lu Laysreng clan which works with the opposition party. Within the Funcinpec, one leg works with the government, whereas the other works with the opposition party. Therefore, the sacking of General Hun Phoeung was made so that he is not too busy (sic!).

Regarding Hun Xen’s decision above, on 08 May, the sacked General Hun Phoeung said that Hun Xen’s decision was made through a request from Funcinpec and he said that his position belongs to the Funcinpec quota, therefore another Funcinpec official will replace him.

Hun Phoeung added that he does not know the real reason why Hun Xen announced his sacking and he does not pay much attention to it.

Hun Phoeung said that, in the past few years, not only has he never work with the opposition party, he also never met with any ordinary members of the opposition party recently, not even a single one.

Regarding the sacking of Hun Phoeung, no comment is provided by the Funcinpec party yet as of 08 May 2010.

Lu Laysreng, the no. 1 vice-president of the Funcinpec party, declined to comment claiming that he did not receive clear information about this sacking yet.

It should be noted that Hun Phoeung’s sacking is the first of its kind since the CPP and Funcinpec consumed their political marriage of convenience on 24 September 2008.

The Funcinpec party led by Nhiek Bun Chhay was authorized by Hun Xen to nominate one secretary of state and one undersecretary of state in each of the ministries in the 4th mandate government (2008-2013).

Funcinpec and the Nationalist Party (formerly the Norodom Ranariddh Party) are currently under negotiation to form an alliance and their agreements will be inked soon to allow them to prepare for the upcoming 2012 commune election and the 2013 general election.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hun Phoeung is a cobra that has two heads. He is not deserved to be Secretary of State in the government. Just sacking him, he is lucky enough, let alone been as general in the Ministry of national defence.

Anonymous said...

All thse people are the remnants of the dead FUNCIPEC, headed by the political dead RANARITH. They will get Zero seat at the next election.

It´s better for them to stay quiet. There are not the only ROYAL:ISTS. People who don´t vote for them are also ROYALISTS.

Anonymous said...

ah na kor doch ah na dae . funcinpec and royalist will be dead by the next election because they are there just to be in power , they are not representing anypeople that's why you never heard their voices.

Anonymous said...

pourk a funcipech sot tè pourk a chkè kanhchhas kbal tov srok khmere rok srey khmeng , luy puk roloury .
nov kroav srok sot tè eth mean ka tveu .

Anonymous said...

Military are staying in neutral. If any affiliated with political party should be sack from military position.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen removed Ke Kim Yan, this one is a CPP member, imagine Huy Phoeung, a FUNCINPECH member..
Soon he will remove all of CPP members, without exception, from his way..

Anonymous said...

You want to die or you want to survive, band of idiots ?
If you want to survive, stop to exclude anyone who wants to be with you, look at CPP, it accepts anyone from any party and now it wins.
Be man for the rest of you live, better than remain dog because of money!

Anonymous said...

This is Cambodia's yellow shirt! But powerless party, because of their pass mistake step.
Go Khmer yellow, keep reform, maybe you can get another chance to defeat Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

the way i see it, funcipec and many of members are just way too ineffective; they always split, and have no sense of unity, etc... so wonder they always become a minority party, and people keeping defecting. the party is useless, really! i wonder why? you have to look at the people that made up the party to answer that question! too many leaders, no followers! and perhaps something about their ego, arrogance, too, i guess!

Anonymous said...

មិនបាច់ឆ្ងល់ទេ វាជារឿងធម្មតាទេ ដែលហ៊ុនសែនដកចេញនោះ ព្រោះវាមិនមែនជាសមាជិកគណបក្សប្រជាជន ពីដើមមក។ គេទិញយកមកប្រើមួយភ្លែត ដើម្បីបំបែកបំបាក់ ​ រួចក៏ត្រូវគេគ្រវាត់ចោលទៅ។
ប៉ុណ្ណឹងហើយ នៅតែអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរ មិនភ្ញាក់កំណើតទៀត ។

Anonymous said...

don't worry khmers you fight each other,hun sen removes hun phoeung,yuon ha noi will remove hun sen. that's what goes around comes around& natural law.

Anonymous said...

No surprise here, hun sen will soon see his demise, hun pheoung's association with any political party is his civil right. he's a cambodian citizen and so he has the right to exercise his right through political party. mr. hun sen is crossing the line by sacking mr pheoung from his duty. Really, again this is not a surprise as cpp has always manipulated the political climate in cambodia. It' against the law for the prime minister to remove mr. pheoung.

mr. hun sen will soon see his own demise for all the bad deeds he has done. Should karma catch up with him? Only a matter of time.

Anonymous said...

Old and useless bunch...and also the turned-coats...sold their principle and party to keep the jobs. not good for any party.

Anonymous said...

yellow shirt, royalist, i see khmers do share similarity with thais.

Anonymous said...

FUNCIPEC is like farmers got into the palace or city, their works are to make money, ladies,....they have no vision. they don know how to work