Hun Sen insults UNTAC06 Oct 2008
By Leang Delux Cambodge Soir Hebdo Click here to read the original article in French Translated from French by Luc Sâr
This morning, during the inauguration of National Health Congress, Hun Sen took the opportunity on a reference to this year’s general election to criticize the UNTAC attitude in 1993.
In his speech, Hun Sen congratulated himself for the Indian ink used during this year’s election – an ink which is so resistant that numerous Cambodians had their fingers marked for several days. According to Hun Sen, this is an essential quality whereas the one used by UNTAC in 1993 was far from having this attribute. From his recollection, the UNTAC ink wore off and allowed voters to slip in ballots up to seven times during that day. According to him also, this observation revealed UNTAC’s competency and partiality problems. Based on this conclusion, Hun Sen formally dispensed his advice to countries facing difficulties, telling them not to call for UN help.
In his speech, Hun Sen congratulated himself for the Indian ink used during this year’s election – an ink which is so resistant that numerous Cambodians had their fingers marked for several days. According to Hun Sen, this is an essential quality whereas the one used by UNTAC in 1993 was far from having this attribute. From his recollection, the UNTAC ink wore off and allowed voters to slip in ballots up to seven times during that day. According to him also, this observation revealed UNTAC’s competency and partiality problems. Based on this conclusion, Hun Sen formally dispensed his advice to countries facing difficulties, telling them not to call for UN help.
