Mu Sochua Seeks Reinstatement of Parliamentary Immunity

Cambodian parliamentarian and human rights leader Mu Sochua meets with US Secretary of Sate Hillary Clinton during a Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards event in Washington, DC on April 12, 2011. (Photo: Courtesy of Mu Sochua)

Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“The court should report to the National Assembly in order for the Assembly to consider reinstating immunity to Mu Sochua.”

Phnom Penh Municipal Court authorities refused to accept a letter from opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua Tuesday seeking to have her parliamentary immunity renewed.

Mu Sochua, a representative of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, had her immunity pulled in 2009, after she filed a defamation suit against Prime Minister Hun Sen, who countersued in return. She was ultimately fined nearly $4,000.

Court officials told her they were too busy to receive her request on Tuesday, Mu Sochua said.

Lawmaker’s quest: Mu Sochua set to reapply for immunity

Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua said she will file an application form to Phnom Penh Municipal Court today asking the court to tell the National Assembly to restore her parliamentary immunity.

Mu Sochua told the Post yesterday she had already paid all fines as ordered by the court in September 2010 after the court decided against her in her defamation case against Prime Minister Hun Sen.

“I would like to tell the Excellency prosecutor that the punishment enforced against me since September 2010 has been served through enforcement by forced docking of my salary in the parliament,” Mu Sochua’s filing to the court prosecutor reads.

SRP boycotts the NatAss

03 January 2012
The Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Soy
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

The SRP, Cambodia’s largest opposition party, had decided to boycott the NatAss (National Assembly) until a reform is brought to the election system and until land confiscation ends.

Yim Sovann, the SRP spokesman, said that all SRP MPs will not participate in the NatAss meetings until a new decision will be made by the SRP permanent committee. The boycott is done to push for reform at the National Election Committee (NEC) and to put an end to land confiscation.

Kul Panha, Comfrel director, said that the SRP boycott will not prevent the adoption of any draft law, but it will make their adoption incomplete since the NatAss will not have the necessary quorum.

During this morning session, no SRP MPs were seen during the adoption of the draft law on public procurement, only 84 CPP and HRP MPs attended the session.

Another SRP MP faces parliamentary immunity suspension - តំណាងរាស្ដ្រ​ សម រង្ស៊ី ខេត្ដកណ្ដាល ម្នាក់ទៀត កំពុង ប្រឈមមុខ ព្យួរអភ័យឯក សិទ្ធិ

SRP MP Pot Pov distributing rice to flood victims (Photo: SRP)

29 Dec 2011
By Son Sopheak
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by Soch

Phnom Penh – The third Kandal SRP MP, Mrs. Pot Pov, is currently facing parliamentary immunity suspension by the NatAss after the Kandal provincial court issued a letter requesting the ministry of (in)Justice to intervene in the her suspension. The Kandal court accused her of colluding so that a jailed person escaped.

According to high-ranking SRP officials, the SRP received the information from the Kandal court on 28 December 2011 when it sent a letter to the ministry of (in)Justice to intervene in the suspension of Mrs. Pot Pov’s parliamentary immunity. She is accused of colluding with Mr. Chan Cheng and Lawyer Choung Chou-ngy to free a prisoner from jail and of providing transportation means the latter to return home on 23 December 2011.

From Hiding, Lawmaker Objects to Immunity Suspension

The National Assembly, which is dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, voted to suspend Chan Cheng’s immunity last week, accusing him of using his parliamentary protection to drive a man away from Kandal provincial detention who was accused of incitement in a land dispute.

Monday, 26 December 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington

“I don’t agree with the lifting of my immunity. I don’t agree, because I did not commit any wrongdoing.”

Chan Cheng, the opposition lawmaker who had his immunity revoked by the National Assembly last week, has gone into hiding, following accusations he used his parliamentary privileges to help a party supporter escape police custody.

However, in an interview with VOA Khmer, he said he had not made a mistake an that he could now not do his job as a parliamentarian.

“It’s a distraction,” he said from an undisclosed location outside the country. With his immunity suspended, he will lose the trust of the people he represents, he said, and he won’t be able to argue points in the National Assembly.

Lawmaker loses immunity

Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay speaks to reporters yesterday after fellow SRP parliamentarian Chan Cheng was stripped of his parliamentary immunity. (Photo by: Pha Lina)

Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Despite the lack of charges or an arrest warrant and no summons for questioning on the horizon, the National Assembly yesterday stripped the parliamentary immunity of Chan Cheng.

The National Assembly voted 88 to 9 in favour of stripping the immunity of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian yesterday in a 20-minute decision that was not debated.

“On December 9, the parliament received a letter from the Justice Ministry that had been sent to the ministry from the Kandal Provincial Court prosecutor requesting parliamentary immunity for [Chan Cheng] be stripped so he could be questioned in relation to a criminal complaint against him,” National Assembly President Heng Samrin told parliament.

The “criminal complaint” is the Kandal prosecutor’s accusation that Chan Cheng helped a man escape from detention.

Cambodian Democracy Absorbs Another Blow as Assembly Strips Opposition MP’s Immunity

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Cambodian Democracy Absorbs Another Blow

as Assembly Strips Opposition MP’s Immunity

Phnom Penh (Dec. 20, 2011) – LICADHO condemns the National Assembly for its decision today to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition party lawmaker Chan Cheng.

The vote, which took place Tuesday morning, was a politically-motivated attack against Cheng, who is a member of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) representing Kandal Province.

“Cambodia’s democracy is already foundering, and this brings the system one step closer to becoming a total farce,” said LICADHO’s Director, Naly Pilorge. “The suspension of Chan Cheng’s immunity renders the concept of parliamentary immunity meaningless. This is yet another disgrace for Cambodia’s democracy.”

The National Assembly is dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and has previously stripped the immunity of opposition politicians under dubious circumstances.

In 2009, for example, the parliament voted to strip the immunity of SRP MP Mu Sochua after she announced her intent to file a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sochua herself was then charged with criminal defamation and convicted after her immunity was stripped. The parliamentary immunity of SRP founder Sam Rainsy has also been suspended on two occasions. He was convicted on numerous charges in 2010 and now lives in exile to avoid going to prison.

The circumstances of Chan Cheng’s case do not warrant the drastic step of lifting his immunity.

Chan Cheng is wanted for formal questioning over the disappearance of Meas Peng, an SRP commune council member from Kokei Thom Commune in Kandal’s Kien Svay District. Peng was charged with incitement for his involvement in a long-standing land dispute with Prat Savuth, the former deputy governor of Kratie Province who represented the CPP. The court was not able to summon Cheng for questioning due to his parliamentary immunity.

Cheng’s involvement in Peng’s case is tenuous. Peng himself was summoned by the court for questioning on Nov. 23, 2011, and ordered to be placed in pretrial detention. He was transported to prison, but a written detention order was not issued by the time he arrived. His lawyer intervened, insisting that Peng could not be legally detained. Ultimately, Peng was set free and left the prison in Chan Cheng’s vehicle.

The lifting of Chan Cheng’s immunity is related to the case of Meas Peng, an SRP commune council member from Kokei Thom Commune in Kandal’s Kien Svay District. Peng faces criminal charges stemming from a land dispute

A written detention order was later issued for Peng, but by then he had disappeared. Authorities now want to question Chan Cheng, and possibly charge him with aiding and abetting a fugitive from the law. He denies any wrongdoing.

“Cambodia’s infrastructure and economy may be developing, but we won’t be taken seriously on the international stage until the government stops harassing the political opposition” says Naly Pilorge.

For more information, please contact:

Naly Pilorge, Director of LICADHO, 012-803-650

AM Sam Ath, Monitoring Supervisor, 012-327-770

CPP-contrlled NatAss lift SRP MP Chan Cheng’s parliamentary immunity

SRP MP Chan Cheng (Photo: Leang Delux, RFI)

20 Dec 2011
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soch

In the morning of 20 Dec 2011, the NatAss met and decided to lift Kandal SRP MP Chan Cheng’s parliamentary immunity. The lifting was adopted by 88 votes over a total of 97.

The immunity lifting took place based on the request made the Kandal provincial judge who accused Chan Cheng of providing the means to accused Meas Peng to flee the Kandal prison on 23 September 2011.

Additional information is forthcoming.

សុន ឆ័យ ថា សភា​កម្ពុជា​គ្រាន់​តែ​ជា​ឧបករណ៍​របស់​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច - Son Chhay: "Nat Ass is only a tool of the ruling party"

លោក សុន ឆ័យ ប្រធាន ក្រុម អ្នក តំណាង រាស្រ្ត គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី

អង្គារ 20 ធ្នូរ 2011
ស​ បទុម
Free Press Magazine Online

សម្រាប់​លោក សុន ឆ័យ ប្រធាន​ក្រុម​អ្នក​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៊ី​ ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ធំ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​បាន​មើល​ឃើញ​ថា សភា​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ពុំ​មាន​ក្បាល ពុំ​មាន ឧត្តម​គតិ ការពារ​យុត្តិធម៌ ការពារ​ច្បាប់ ការពារ​ឆន្ទៈ​របស់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ឡើយ..គឺ​គ្រាប់​តែ​ជា​ឧបករណ៏​របស់​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​តែ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ។

ប្រតិកម្ម​បែប​នេះ បាន​កើត​ឡើង​ភ្លាម​ៗ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​ភាគ​ច្រើន លើស​លុប ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ​បាន​សម្រេច​ធ្វើ​ការ​ដក​ហូត​អភ័យ​ឯក​សិទ្ធិ​អ្នក​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​មួយ​​រូប ពី​គណបក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី ប្រចាំ​មណ្ឌល​កណ្ដាល​ កាល​ពី​ព្រឹកមិញ ។

SRP Whip Son Chhay asking Heng Xamrin to cancel the immunity lifting session on SRP MP Chan Cheng

បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ស្វែង​​​រក​អន្តរាគមន៍​រឿង​ដក​អភ័យ​ឯកសិទ្ធិសភា​ - Opposition seeks intervention in immunity lifting of one of its MPs

លោក ​ចាន់ ចេង​ តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៊ី​ប្រចាំ​មណ្ឌល​កណ្តាល​ (Photo: Leang Delux, RFI)

ថ្ងៃ សៅរ៍ 17 ធ្នូ 2011 ដោយ ប៉ែន បូណា
RFI

The SRP is seeking for interventions from national and international officials, as well as from UN officials in Cambodia, in order to prevent the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of SRP MP Chan Chang. The NatAss will hold a session on 2 December to lift Chan Cheng’s immunity after a judge from the Kandal provincial court accused him of providing the means to an accused person to flee from jail.

គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៊ី​​កំពុង​​ស្វះស្វែង​​រក​​កិច្ច​អន្តរាគមន៍​​ពី​​មន្ត្រី​​អង្គការ​​ជាតិ​​ និង​​អន្តរជាតិ​ ​រួម​​ទាំង​​អង្គការ​​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ​​ប្រចាំ​​ប្រទេស​​កម្ពុជា​​ផង​​ដើម្បី​​ឲ្យ​​ជួយ​​អន្តរាគមន៍​​ទប់ស្កាត់​​ការ​​ប៉ុនប៉ង​​ដក​​អភ័យ​ឯកសិទ្ធិ​​សភា​​របស់​​លោក​​ចាន់​ ចេង ​​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​​គណបក្ស​​សម​ រង្ស៊ី​​មណ្ឌល​​កណ្តាល។​ លោក​​ចាន់ ​ចេង ​​នឹង​​ត្រូវ​​រដ្ឋសភា​​ប្រជុំ​​ដក​​អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​​នៅ​​ថ្ងៃ​​ទី ​​២០​​ធ្នូ​​ខាង​មុខ​​នេះ​​បន្ទាប់​​ពី​​មាន​​ពាក្យ​​បណ្តឹង​​ពី​​ចៅក្រម​​តុលាការ​​ខេត្ត​​កណ្តាល​​ពី​បទ​​បាន​​ផ្តល់​​មធ្យោបាយ​​ឲ្យ​​ជន​ជាប់​ចោទ​​មួយ​​រូប​ ​រត់​​គេច​​ពី​​ពន្ធនាគារ​។

លោក ​ចាន់ ចេង​ តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៊ី​ប្រចាំ​មណ្ឌល​កណ្តាល​ដែល​កំពុង​ប្រឈម​មុខ​នឹង​ការ​ដក​អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​សភា​បាន​ប្រាប់​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ​គណបក្ស​របស់​លោក​បាន​ជួប​ជាមួយ​អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ តំណាង​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ​ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា ​ព្រមទាំង​ជួប​ជាមួយ​សហភាព​អន្តរសភា ​IPU​ ផង​ដែរ​ដើម្បី​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ជួយ​អន្តរាគមន៍​ចំពោះ​ការ​ប៉ុនប៉ង​របស់​រដ្ឋសភា​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​ការ​ដក​អភ័យ​ឯកសិទ្ធិ​ពី​រូបលោក។

ទន្ទឹម​នឹង​នោះ​ដែរ​ មេធាវី​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​គឺ​លោក​ ជួង ជូងី​ ក៏​បាន​សរសេរ​លិខិត​ទៅ​ពន្យល់​រដ្ឋសភា​អំពី​ហេតុការណ៍​ដែល​បាន​កើត​ឡើង។ ​បើ​តាម​លោក​មេធាវី ​ហេតុការណ៍​នោះ​គឺ​រូបលោក​ជា​អ្នក​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ ​និង​គ្រាន់តែ​បាន​សុំ​រថយន្ត​របស់​អ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រ​ ចាន់ ចេង​ ឲ្យ​ជូន​ជន​ជាប់ចោទ​ដែល​ជា​សកម្មជន​គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៊ី ​ត្រឡប់​ទៅ​ផ្ទះ​វិញ​តែ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Immunity suspension looms [for SRP MP Chan Cheng]

Friday, 16 December 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

The National Assembly would suspend the immunity of an opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian during a session next Tuesday, senior ruling party lawmaker Cheam Yeap said yesterday.

The suspension of the immunity of SRP lawmaker Chan Cheng, who is accused of helping another party member escape from prison in Kandal province, was added to next week’s agenda during a National Assembly permanent committee meeting yesterday.

“I would like to inform that what was stated in the agenda we have approved according to all procedures, such as a request to suspend Excellency Chan Cheng’s parliamentary immunity from Kandal provincial court,” Cheam Yeap said yesterday.

NatAss permanent committee suspend SRP MP Chan Cheng's immunity

គណៈអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភា សម្រេចព្យួរ អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ អ្នកតំណាងរាស្រ្ត ចាន់ ចេង

Thursday, 15 December 2011
ដោយៈ គុជ វិភាគ
DAP-news

On Thursday 15 December 2011, the NatAss permanent committee decided to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Kandal SRP MP Chan Cheng, based on the request by the ministry of in Justice.

ភ្នំពេញ: សាមាជិកគណៈអចិន្រ្តៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភា នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី១៥ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១១ បានសម្រេចព្យួរអភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ អ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រមណ្ឌល កណ្ដាលរបស់គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ទៅតាមសំណើរបស់ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌។

លោក ជាម យៀប សមាជិកគណៈកម្មការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ នៃរដ្ឋសភា បានប្រាប់ឲ្យដឹងថា គណៈ អចិន្រ្តៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភា បានសម្រេចព្យួរអភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិរបស់លោក ចាន់ ចេង ទៅតាមសំណើរបស់តុលាការខេត្តកណ្ដាល ដែលមានការយល់ព្រមពីលោករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ អង្គ វង្សវឌ្ឍនា។

លិខិតបំភ្លឺរបស់លោកមេធាវី ជូង ជូងី ផ្ញើជូនលោក ហេង សំរិន ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា - Chuong Chou-ngy's clarification letter to Heng Xamrin

SRP lawmaker to have immunity suspended

SRP MP Chan Cheng handing out medicine to a flood victim in October 2011.

Thursday, 15 December 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

The National Assembly will today suspend an opposition Sam Rainsy Party member’s parliamentary immunity on the basis of conducting “necessary questioning”, government officials said yesterday.

Cheam Yeap, senior lawmaker of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, told the Post the assembly would suspend Kandal province SRP lawmaker Chan Cheng’s immunity at the request of a court.

“Kandal provincial court has requested . . . to lift Excellency Chan Cheng’s immunity from Sam Rainsy Party in order for him to respond to questioning regarding a criminal complaint against him,” Cheam Yeap said.

The “criminal complaint” relates to a letter of accusation sent by Kandal provincial court investigating Judge Lim Sokutha to 11 state institutions, including the Ministry of Justice, alleging Chan Cheng was conspiring to break out an SRP activist from pre-trial detention in Kandal prison, SRP sources said.

រដ្ឋសភា​គ្រោង​ប្រជុំ​ដកអភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​ម្នាក់​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង - CPP-controlled NatAss to lift SRP MP's parliamentary immunity

ថ្ងៃពុធ, 14 ខែធ្នូ 2011
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«អ្វី​ដែល​ហេតុការណ៍​កើត​ឡើង​គឺ​ដោយសារ​តែ​លោក​មេធាវី​ហ្នឹង ​គាត់​បាន​យក​អ្នកទោស​ហ្នឹង​ទៅ​ ហើយ​លោក​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ​គាត់​បាន​ដាក់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឡាន​គាត់​ទៅ។ ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​រាយការណ៍​ពី​ភាព​អសកម្ម​ទៅ​ស្ថាប័ន​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ហ្នឹង ​បាន​វា​កើត​ហេតុ​អីញ្ចឹង​នោះ»។

រដ្ឋសភា​កម្ពុជា​គ្រោង​នឹង​ដក​អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​តំណាងរាស្រ្ត​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​មួយ​រូប​តាម​ការ​ស្នើសុំ​រស់​តុលាការ​ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល។

លោក ​ជាម ​យៀប ​ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ទី​២ ​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា​ខាង​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បត្តិ៍​ស្អែក​នេះ ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្រ្តៃយ៍​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា ​នឹង​កោះប្រជុំ​ ដើម្បី​សម្រេច​ដក​អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​លោក​ ចាន់​ ចេង នៃ​សមាជិក​សភា​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​សម​ រង្សី។

លោក ​ចាន់​ ចេង ​សមាជិក​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​សម ​រង្ស៊ី​ត្រូវ​បាន​លោក ​លឹម​ សុគន្ថា​ ចៅក្រម​នៃ​តុលាការ​ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល​បាន​ផ្ញើ​របាយណ៍​មួយ​ទៅ​ស្ថានប័ន​ដែល​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​តុលា​កន្លង​ទៅ​នេះ​អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​មួយ ​ចំពោះ​លោក​ចាន់ ​ចេង ​ដោយសារ​តែ​លោក​ចៅក្រម​ បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា​លោក ​ចាន់ ​ចេង​បាន​ប្រើប្រាស់​មធ្យោបាយ​ដឹក​ជញ្ជូន​ជន​ដែល​ត្រូវ​ចោទ​ចេញ​ពី​ពន្ធនាគារ​ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល។

លោក ​ជាម ​យៀប ​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ការ​ដក​អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ​សមាជិក​សភា​ណាងរាស្ត្រ​មិនមែន​ជា​រឿង​ធំដុំទេ។

Rainsy threat to spark ‘constitutional crisis’

Thursday, 17 November 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy vowed yesterday to provoke a constitutional crisis by having members of parliament from his party resign their positions in an attempt to prevent the government passing the budget law.

The eponymous party leader, who lives in self-imposed exile in France, claimed in a video conference that the resignations would leave the National Assembly with fewer than the 120 sitting members required to pass the law, preventing the government further extending runaway foreign debt.

“Who lends Cambodia money? If he has doubts, he would delay or reconsider. [If] the parliament does not have enough members, they cannot decide anything,” he said, adding that increasing foreign debt would destroy the nation.

TALKING POINTS AT TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE: Sam Rainsy

November 16, 2011

TALKING POINTS AT TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE

I- Constitutional crisis

Opposition Members of Parliament decide to provoke a constitutional crisis by resigning en bloc and constitutionally blocking the National Assembly because no dialogue is possible with the Government. The ruling CPP ignores the rights of minority parties and keeps persecuting the SRP. The National Assembly is just a rubber-stamp parliament while the justice system is a political tool for the CPP to preserve and consolidate its authoritarian power. Unacceptable human rights violations and other government abuses must be stopped one way or another.

II- SRP’s objective

The SRP will continue to block any vote or any decision by the National Assembly until the CPP-led government accepts to implement:

1) A moratorium on land grabbing and forced evictions in line with a recent Appeal by the United Nations. [“Stealing our land is stealing our life”].

2) A change in the composition of the National Election Committee (NEC) in line with the recommendation of the European Union (EU Election Observation Mission in 2008) relative to the organization of any future elections. [“Stealing our vote is stealing our life and our future”].

III-Immediate consequences for the Government if it refuses to meet the SRP demands

1) The Budget Law for 2012 cannot be adopted.

2) Loan agreements recently signed by the Government with foreign countries and international financial institutions cannot be ratified as required by the Constitution (see attached economic analysis showing how the thriving corruption of the Hun Sen regime depends on external borrowings).

IV- Response to Hun Sen

1) About a comparison between him and Gaddafi: I have compared Hun Sen to Muammar Gaddafi on several occasions. But I have also compared Hun Sen to other recently-deposed dictators such as Tunisia’s Ben Ali (removed after 23 years in power), Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak (removed after 30 years in power). I hope Hun Sen will be wiser than Gaddafi by accepting to step down when it is not too late. After 32 years in power, Hun Sen is now the world’s longest-serving prime minister preceded only by Yemen’s president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who will fall soon after33 years in power. Everybody can notice that the worst regimes in terms of crimes and impunity are those whose autocratic leaders have been in power for the longest period of time. Hun Sen is also in good company with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, who will be removed soon after 40 years of dictatorship including his father Hafez al-Assad’s 29-year reign of terror.

2) About Hun Sen’s threat to file a lawsuit against me in Phnom Penh following my comparing him to Gaddafi: I want to remind Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany that I have publicly accused them of masterminding the assassination in 1999 of Ms. Piseth Pilika, a renowned Cambodian artist. Given the fact that I have issued this very serious accusation in Paris in a public speech and a public written document, I invite Mr. and Mrs. Hun Sen to be courageous enough to dare file a defamation lawsuit against me before the French Court since it is from the French soil that I accuse them of murder. Mr. Hor Namhong, Cambodia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has already filed such a lawsuit against me before the French Court. If Mr. and Mrs. Hun Sen do not dare to start a lawsuit against me in France like Mr. Hor Namhong, they would show up their cowardice and would implicitly recognize that they are effectively murderers.

Sam Rainsy

The opposition plans to destroy the NatAss meetings through the lack of quorum - គណបក្សប្រឆាំង មានផែនការបំផ្លាញ កិច្ចប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភា តាមរយៈធ្វើឲ្យខ្វះ កូរ៉ុមក្រោម១២០

13 Nov 2011
By Soy Sopheap
DAP-news
Translated form Khmer by Soy

Phnom Penh – According to a reliable source from the SRP, in the upcoming meeting at the NatAss (National Assembly), the opposition party which holds 26 seats had planned a treasonous scheme to destroy the meeting following a 3-month recess through resignations of MPs so that the NatAss meeting will be held with a lack of necessary quorum (currently set at 120).

The source above told DAP on 13 November 2011 that the NatAss will start its meetings in the next few days, following a 3-month recess.

The plan prepared by the opposition will consist of its absence from the NatAss meeting under the guise of their MPs’ resignation from the NatAss so that the quorum of 120 cannot be met as stipulated by Article 76 of the Constitution. Under this article, the opening session of NatAss requires a quorum of 120 MPs. Therefore, when they [opposition MPs] refuse to join the meeting, the necessary quorum will not be met and the NatAss cannot function, at that time, they [the opposition] will push the International community to put pressure on the government and the NatAss.

Nevertheless, legal scholars indicated that the SRP forgot that on 22 July 2003, the Constitutional Council had clearly commented on the article above, stating that the 120 quorum is applicable to the case right after the election only.

Live streaming of the National Assembly debate of the management of Acid and Prison Draft Laws

Please watch on Thursday 03rd, November at 08:00 AM Phnom Penh Time, the live broadcasting the debates from National Assembly on two draft laws, the managements of Acids and Prisons. It is also the opportunity to show to our fellow countrymen, how 25 Sam Rainsy Party's MP (26 Less Lauk Prathean) defend the interests of the country, fight to establish the real democracy in Cambodia.

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With Warm Regards.

Hong sok hour

SRP Treasurer

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VEUILLEZ suivre en direct, le Jeudi 03 Novembre a partir de 08h00 heure de Phnom Penh, de l'Assemblée National le débat sur le projet de loi sur les managements des Acides et les Prisons. C’est, aussi l'occasion de montrer à nos compatriotes, comment les 25 parlementaires du Parti Sam Rainsy (26 Moins Lauk Prathean) défendent les intérêts du pays, se battent pour instaurer une vraie démocratie au Cambodge.

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Cordialement.

Hong sok hour

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