Hun Sen: Defectors joining the CPP are not goods (They are merely buyouts)Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
In response to opposition leader Sam Rainsy accusing the CPP of buying out people, Prime minister Hun Sen said that those who came to join the CPP are not goods. During a speech given at a diploma distribution ceremony in Phnom Penh on Monday, Hun Sen said: “SRP members who defected to the CPP are not goods and they are not cattle.” Hun Sen added that the accusation of the SRP members defecting due to buy out could affect these defectors and could affect the honor of the CPP. While defending the CPP and claiming that the CPP does not have a buyout culture, Hun Sen asked Sam Rainsy to reflect and to review on “why these people are defecting?” Hun Sen still continue to declare that he still accepts defectors from other parties who want to join the CPP. Hun Sen said: “I am not picky, please excuse me, I still accept (the defectors). As long as they come, I will always accept them.”
