Despite the forced dissolution last year of the main opposition party, the general election remains scheduled for July 29
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 March, 2018, 5:55pm
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated on Tuesday he will not negotiate with opposition leaders such as Sam Rainsy, former leader of the now-defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony in the capital Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said: “There will be no negotiation with traitors and neither will there be a pardon for the traitors.”
He added that despite the forced dissolution last year of the CNRP, the general election set to be held on July 29 will go ahead as planned.
The remarks come after Sam Rainsy called anew for negotiations with Hun Sen to end the political stalemate following the dissolution.
On Monday, Sam Rainsy posted on his Facebook page, “I continue to believe in the culture of dialogue when it is sincerely implemented, meaning without threats or bullying.”
"For Cambodia, a real culture of dialogue must replace the prevailing culture of violence and impunity".
SAM RAINSY
“I urge Hun Sen not to take everything personally. I hope he does not do this as a pretext to kill starting a dialogue that could lead to a compromise opening the way for democratic change,” he said.
“For Cambodia, a real culture of dialogue must replace the prevailing culture of violence and impunity, which is a sad legacy from the Khmer Rouge. We all must work together towards that change in mentality. The sooner the better.”
Hun Sen acknowledged that there has been a lot of discussion on the prospects of negotiations following his meeting, on March 23 in Phnom Penh, with Kentaro Sonoura, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
He said Sonoura did ask him about the chance of dialogue with opposition leaders including Sam Rainsy. The prime minister added that he will meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Phnom Penh next week to discuss issues not including the opposition.
The CNRP was dissolved in November last year, with all 118 key politicians and leaders of the party being completely banned from politics.
Sam Rainsy has been living in self-imposed exile abroad since late 2015 to avoid a two-year jail sentence for defamation and other convictions that he and observers inside and outside Cambodia say was politically motivated.
He remains one of the most influential Cambodian politicians despite stepping down as leader of the CNRP last year in a failed bid to save it from forced dissolution.
1 comment:
Khmer people need to do some works to force Hun Sen and his master Yuon to let the CNRP in the election.
Just remember that Vietnam had lost a lot of soldiers to conquer Cambodia.
Why do we want to get Cambodia back without paying anything?
Here is one of the solutions:
WHAT MUST KHMER PEOPLE DO IN THIS 2018 UPCOMING ELECTION ?
The evil Vietnam has selected a devil one eye monster Hun Sen to control Khmer people so that Vietnam could swallow Cambodia.
This devil Hun Sen was never afraid to kill Khmer people ( K5 project, 1997 coup d'Etat, killings on Veng Sreng Blvd, Kem Ley, etc...) and to destroy Cambodia (99 years land concession to Yuon, the influx of millions of illegal Vietnamese, put 4 provinces under Yuon's control, signing of the 2005 supplemental treaty, destruction of Khmer natural resource, etc...) to please his master Vietnam to stay in power.
Khmer people have done the right thing by planning to vote Hun Sen out in this 2018 election, but Hun Sen crushed Khmer people's hope after he has dissolved the CNRP.
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, Khmer people need to wage a nationwide peaceful demonstration demanding the REINSTATEMENT OF THE CNRP a few days before the election day and let it go on until the election day, MAKING THE ELECTION IMPOSSIBLE. I firmly believe this is the only opportunity that Khmer people have left to fight this evil Vietnam and its slave Hun Sen effectively. The dissolution of the CNRP was unconstitutional.
Freedom is not free. We have to pay some price to get it.
If Khmer people fail to stop the July 2018 election, Hun Sen will proclaim that the CPP is the winner and he is the new Prime Minister of the new government. Any peaceful demonstration afterward will be persecuted by his new government as color revolution.
That's why the demonstration to stop the 2018 election is extremely crucial. We must help ourselves first before the international community can help us. We must exert our right to force Hun Sen to reinstate the CNRP so that it could participate in the election.
We have the right to vote for any political party we like. Hun Sen killed the party that we like. We have to fight to get that party back.
If the CNRP won the election and Hun Sen and his master Vietnam did not relinquish the power, then a nationwide peaceful demonstration demanding the loser to abide by the electoral rule will be made. The International community will spontaneously support Khmer people who stood up for their right.
Notice that we must OFFICIALLY win the election first (that means the NEC declares that the winner is the CNRP) before the international community can help us. It is imperative that Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha stay tightly united in order to win the election. Some Khmer people such as James Sok, Kem Monovithia should stop trying to elevate Kem Sokha and put Sam Rainsy down to create friction between these 2 men and their respective supporters because the winner will be Ah Kwack and Yuon. Hun Sen and Yuon wanted to destroy Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha one at a time.
It is simple: Sam Rainsy alone cannot win the election. Likewise, Kem Sokha alone cannot win the election. We need both of them to win the election.
This is the right time to sacrifice our life for our motherland. We must stop this election to force this worst Khmer traitor Hun Sen to let the CNRP in the election. Yuon and its slave Hun Sen will not give up Cambodia easily. We must fight hard to get it. To reach our ultimate goal of saving Cambodia from the evil Vietnam, we must have tolerance (stop blaming each other for no reason), perseverance (winning and advancing one step at a time), and patience.
Bun Thoeun
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