Special meeting with Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha in Paris of Sunday 07 September 2008

INVITATION A LA REUNION SPECIALE D'INFORMATION A PARIS
Thème LES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 27 JUILLET 2008 ET LES FRAUDES ELECTORALES AU CAMBODGE

Présidée par:
S.E. SAM RAINSY, Président du PSR
&
S.E. KEM SOKHA, Président du PDH

Dimanche 7 septembre 2008 de 14h00 à 18h00

Salle de Conférence de Patronage Laïque du XVè
72 avenue Félix Faure 75015 Paris

Métro Boucicaut ou Lourmel ( ligne 8)
Bus 62 ou Tram – Station Balard

Veuillez informer vos amis et proches pour qu'ils prennent connaissance de cette invitation et venir nombreux. Le Comité d'organisateurs vous remercie d'avance de votre présence.

Pour information:

PDH-France : 06 09 38 46 16 - 06 21 13 17 01 - 06 03 50 46 56
PSR-France : 06 13 06 77 00 - 06 19 31 42 98 - 06 22 25 26 55
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Invitation to a Special Information Meeting in Paris
Topic: The 27 July 2008 General Election and the Election Frauds in Cambodia

Presided by:
Sam Rainsy, SRP President
&
Kem Sokha, HRP President

Sunday 07 September 2008 between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Salle de Conférence de Patronage Laïque du XVè
72 avenue Félix Faure 75015 Paris

Métro Boucicaut ou Lourmel ( ligne 8)
Bus 62 ou Tram – Station Balard

Please inform your family and friends about this invitation and come to join us in large number. The organizing Committee thanks you.

For information:

PDH-France : 06 09 38 46 16 - 06 21 13 17 01 - 06 03 50 46 56
PSR-France : 06 13 06 77 00 - 06 19 31 42 98 - 06 22 25 26 55

Warnings Against New Forms of Fraud To Affect the 2007 and 2008 Elections That Went Unheeded

August 23, 2008
Source: SRP

Warnings Against New Forms of Fraud
To Affect the 2007 and 2008 Elections
That Went Unheeded

The Cambodia Daily, November 21, 2006: "Unexpected Voter Statistics Raise Concern"
A total of 1,214, 250 new voters registered in October [2006] for the commune election in April [2007] – a number more than double the NEC's initial prediction (…). "Ghost voter" refers to names on voting lists of people who may not exist, have already died or do not live where they claim to live. Election monitors are concerned that individuals may use ghost names to vote, potentially swinging the outcome of the election."

The Cambodia Daily, November 10, 2006: "Ghost Voters Pose Elusive Problem in Elections"
Election monitors voiced concern this week that there may be hundreds of thousands of ghost voters registered to participate in April [2007]'s commune elections (…). A ghost voter rate of 10 percent is far higher than the standard margin of error. This has prompted concerns that the voting list may have been tampered with on a large scale.

Phnom Penh Post, October 6-19, 2006: "Rainsy sees the Devil in the details of NEC's rules"
Voter cards were by far the most commonly used documents until the last elections in 2003 (…). Suppressing these voter cards under the present conditions, with so little preparation, and adopting new procedures for registering and voting create confusion that tends to exclude many non-CPP members from the election process.

Only those who are registered as CPP members receive adequate information, assistance and facilities to ensure that they will be able to cast their ballots on Voting Day. This is attributable to the fact that virtually all the state officials who deal with potential voters (village chiefs, commune chiefs, commune clerks, police officers and election officials) are affiliated with the CPP or are not in a position to disobey the CPP (…).

The NEC's initiative actually creates an unnecessary, untimely and unfair hurdle for millions of potential voters, especially those who are not affiliated with the CPP, as evidenced by countless reports from independent sources about the resulting confusion that prevails throughout the country (…).

Many observers are not inclined to follow the technicalities of the new registering and voting procedures, which appear to be full of boring details. But in many cases, such as election preparations, the Devil is in the details.

Phnom Penh Post, September 8-20, 2006: "Rainsy predicts disenfranchisement of non-CPP voters"
"The National Election Committee (NEC) has initiated changes in the voter registration process (…) that could have far-reaching consequences (…). The NEC is creating unnecessary and untimely work and procedures for people, most of whom are unable to do it (…). The NEC's initiative could practically end up depriving millions of citizens of their voting rights. The victims will be mainly non-CPP members because all CPP members are identified as such by their village chiefs and will receive in time (…) related information, assistance and facilities to do the work imposed by the NEC. Most of those who do not support the ruling CPP will be left in the dark (…). Many international observers do not realize that the results of the 2007 and 2007 elections are largely being decided now through a biased registration process."

The Cambodia Daily, August 30, 2006: "Rainsy: Process Changes Predetermine Elections"
"The National Election Committee's changes to the voter registration process are deciding the outcomes of the 2007 commune and 2008 national elections before they have had a chance to take place (…). Many international observers do not realize that the results of the 2007 and 2008 elections are largely being decided now through the registration process."

Phnom Penh Post, August 11-24, 2006: "Rainsy blasts voter registration"
"Sam Rainsy (…) is blasting (the NEC's) month-long campaign to compile voter lists as a 'vicious scheme.' It's a big plot being implemented in order to deprive up to two million potential voters of their rights (…). The NEC is independent on paper, but in fact they are doing what the CPP asks them to do."

Full texts of the articles and other warning reports at http://tinyurl.com/yfx6j7

SRP Cabinet

SRP: Rewards for election officials who prove irregularities during the election

REWARDS FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS WHO PROVE IRREGULARITIES DURING THE ELECTION

The Sam Rainsy Party will reward election officials who will provide truthful information, convincing proof and evidence on election fraud of any sort during the April 1 election. The Sam Rainsy Party will reward any election official who provides proof as follows:

1- $300 reward for Commune Election Committee (CEC) officials,
2- $3,000 reward for Provincial Election Committee (PEC) officials,
3- $30,000 reward for National Election Committee (NEC) officials.

We ask all election officials, regardless of rank, who have truthful information, clear proof and evidence of any unlawful scheme used during the election, to please contact the Sam Rainsy Party and provide us with this information. The Sam Rainsy Party will set up a personal meeting between you and SRP President, Mr. Sam Rainsy, and we will guarantee your confidentiality. In the event that you may face problems from revealing these unlawful secrets, the Sam Rainsy Party will intervene and seek to provide you with refuge in a Western country in America or Europe, just as the party has done to help several political victims in the past.

The Sam Rainsy Party would like to thank you in advance for your help in ensuring a just, honest and fair commune election.

Sam Rainsy
Party President
Phnom Penh, 27 March 2007

For additional information, please contact:
- SRP council presidents in your municipalities or provinces
- Mrs. Mu Sochua, Tel. 012 831 040, 023 211 336
- President Sam Rainsy, Tel. 012 363 555, 023 217 452