Robert Carmichael in Phnom Penh
ABC Online 07/08/2013
PHOTO: Veteran Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy announces return in time for general election.
Veteran
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who has lived in exile since
2009, has announced he will return in time for the country's general
election.
With
the general election scheduled for 28 July he has not set a date for
his return, saying only that he would be in country by the day of the
election.
Sam Rainsy insists he is prepared to go to jail if necessary.
The
opposition leader left Cambodia for exile in France in 2009 ahead of
two court cases that saw him handed an 11 year jail sentence.
His
supporters say the charges were politically motivated, designed to rid
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen of his most significant challenger.
The
Cambodian government says it has not received a request for a royal
pardon, and insists that the courts ought to carry out their
responsibility should he return.
International
pressure is building on Cambodia, particularly in the US where Congress
is to hold hearings on the political situation this week.
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3 comments:
From RFA:
អង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអន្តរជាតិ (Human Rights Watch) សមាជិកសភា និងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដែលជំរុញឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាមេរិក កាត់បន្ថយជំនួយប្រចាំឆ្នាំពីរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា បើសិនជាលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ដឹកនាំប្រទេសបន្តទៀត ក្រោយការបោះឆ្នោត។
Which party will win or lose will not matter, but if Hun Sen will continue to be PM after the election the US will cut the aid.
Human Rights Watch and the US don’t want to see Hun Sen as PM anymore.
And Ah Phay Siphom is crying…
Sam Rainsy will be arested for sure
The big questions are: Does he has any plan how to get out of prison. Does he expect the populaton and the world are going to outcry to demand his release? Does he hope that his arrest will galvernize people to vote for CNRP to win over CPP.
Does he expect Hun Sen willing to strike a deal with him.
Does he believe the King will intervene?
Does he want to try to test how hard jail is for him?
If he has these answer rights he should step foot to Cambodia tomorrow. If he doesn't have clear answers then he willings to take risk to wear blue uniform. Sure he will eventually be released, No question about this.
SR will return and will prove to the international community that Cambodia is not independent. It is being controlled by our neigbhouring countries and need UN or NATO to intervene, that is, targeting their roots e.g Hanoi and this time, have no mercy, just like Afga, Iraq etc. The whole khmer krom 15million joining with the whole srok khmer population another 15million, made of 30 millions with be part of NATO to up roots those crooks out of their existence and to stop them from spreading their germs.
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