Constitutional Council of Cambodia celebrates 9 years of service defending the CPP interest

The Constitutional Council of Cambodia celebrates its ninth anniversary

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) celebrated its ninth anniversary with the announcement of 3 new members. The celebration took place on 15 June 2007 at the Constitutional Council building office, under the presidency of Sok An, vice-prime minister and minister of the council of ministers. Bin Chhin, CCC president, gave his report saying that in the past 9 years, the CCC received 130 complaints, and resolved 37 complaints by the National Election Committee (NEC), and it also visited a number of legal aspects. During the celebration ceremony, an announcement was made for the 3 new members of the CCC: Prince Sisowath Phandaravong who is nominated by the king, Ek Sam Ol who is elected to this position by the National Assembly, and Prom Nhean Vichit who is nominated by the Supreme Council of Magistracy.

Ek Sam Ol elected to the Constitutional Council

Friday, June 1, 2007
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata

On Thursday morning, the National Assembly (NA) voted to approve Prey Veng MP Ek Sam Ol to become the next member of the Constitutional Council, replacing the outgoing Bin Chhin who will complete his 9-year mandate at the Council on 30 June 2007. The NA organized a secret vote with a quorum of 100 MPs. Ek Sam Ol received 98 approval votes, 1 disapproval, and 1 vote was voided. Ek Sam Ol is a CPP MP, he was the only candidate to the Constitutional Council.