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| SRP MPs visiting border post no. 125 (Photo: RFI) |
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
LAWMAKERS from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party say they will visit sensitive areas along the Vietnamese border next week in order to probe local allegations of Vietnamese encroachments.
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said opposition parliamentarians had already written to National Assembly President Heng Samrin to inform him that they intend to witness the planting of border demarcation post No 109 in Kampong Cham province’s Memot district.
The plans come after more than 200 villagers from Da commune thumbprinted a petition stating that the demarcation posts had been planted in their ricefields by Vietnamese authorities.
“Issues of territorial integrity are a national issue,” Yim Sovann said. “And each people’s representative has an obligation to go and defend the national interest.”
Preempting the expected government resistance to the border visit, he said the Constitution gave full rights for parliamentarians to oversee the work of the border demarcation teams.
The planned visit is just the latest in the SRP’s campaign to expose alleged border encroachments by Vietnam. The party’s self-exiled president, Sam Rainsy, has been sentenced to a total of 12 years’ prison on a series of charges relating to his attempt to expose what he claims are incursions in Svay Rieng province.
Cheam Yeap, a senior lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said he was not interested in the SRP’s planned border visit, adding the party should let the government take responsibility for border affairs.
Var Kimhong, the senior minister in charge of border affairs, could not be reached for comment yesterday, but said last week that the government would block any group threatening to disturb the border demarcation process.
6 comments:
we viet nam believe Hun Sen- CPP and the last is the KING Sihanomi did a good job and a good leaders. they are working hand in hand. They are a good leaders and good followers to our instructions.
Also thanks to all our vietnamese brothers and sisters who sacrify their family to work in all level of officials in cambodia to keep it part of viet nam.
we also want to thank His Excellency Dr. Phay Siphan, SOK Siphana and SARIN DENORA for their lips services and manipulation of international communities to support us..
Long live Viet Nam
200 villagers from Da commune. yes..Tell to the world people. That hometown need to speakup.
VC cant do shit by themself...I used to kick their ass all the time. fucking dog eater wont fight one on one. Alway got there people to fight by 100 to 1. stupid dog eater.
Hahaha, Khmer dog11:32 PM is pissed off because I screw my dick in his wife and his daughter's vagina
You Khmer forget that if it were not for France, there would not exist a "Cambodia" in this modern age.
In the 1800's Vietnam and Siam already divided up and ruled the Khmer territories.
France saved your asses - otherwise you would be calling yourself a citizen of Vietnam or Thailand by now.
It's called "Survival of the Fittest". A stronger nation dominates a weaker nation. A SAD but TRUE FACT in life.
To 7:32AM, I agree and disagree :
I agree because our former King to they ask French for help because that King knew well that Yuon have a clear plan to swallow Cambodian , that correct if we look at Indochina Federation.
I disagree that after the French came ( French colony ) of course French protect us Yuon colony but replace by French colony , and the worse was under French colony most poor Khmer farmers and peasants facing double corruption from Khmer high ranking and French ranking officials .
That why later on Ho Chi Minh formed yuon Viet Minh, Yuon Viet Minh form Khmer Viet Minh like Heng Samrin , Chea Sim , Pen Sovan, Sai Bouthong, Ros Samai, Chan Si. etc... .
In the other word foreigner is foreigner what they did or do they did or do for their interests.
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