Kampuchea Thmey Newspaper
15th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
News of the sacking of Governor Kep Chutema (pictured) on the morning of 12th November, and that he was replaced by Deputy Governor Pa Socheatvong, has caused a stir. The source of the rumours has said that they hear this story from one of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s confidants.
Whether this information is credible or not, the government spokesman has denied that it is untrue.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, told Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that Governor Kep Chutema has not been sacked and that he is still the governor of Phnom Penh City. Mr. Kanharith considers these information as baseless rumours concocted by someone who want to exploit them for their own gains.
Mr. Kep Chutema has told Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that he did not know anything about this because he is busy supervising the rubbish collections from all city parks to make the city clean after the Water Festival.
Mr. Kep Chutema said: “The reshuffle of the officials’ positions is the job of the government. I don’t know anything about it. But in my capacity as the governor of the city, I have the duties to organise a rubbish collection to make the city beautiful. I can’t leave the rubbish to litter the city for too long after the Water Festival had ended.”
Mr. Pa Socheatvong has denied to Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that he know nothing about this information and that he did not know where these rumours came from.
Mr. Pa Socheatvong said: “I am surprised about these rumours too. Why these sorts of information have been concocted without any basis. Now I am in the middle of the funeral of Gen. Hok Lundy in Svay Rieng. So I truly don’t know all of these rumours.”
Prime Minister Hun Sen used to warn anyone who spread rumours about the sacking and the appointment of government officials. He warned that these sorts of information are created with the intention to cause turmoil.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that these sorts of information will cause the affected officials to lose confidence in the performances of their institutional duties.//
15th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
News of the sacking of Governor Kep Chutema (pictured) on the morning of 12th November, and that he was replaced by Deputy Governor Pa Socheatvong, has caused a stir. The source of the rumours has said that they hear this story from one of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s confidants.
Whether this information is credible or not, the government spokesman has denied that it is untrue.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, told Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that Governor Kep Chutema has not been sacked and that he is still the governor of Phnom Penh City. Mr. Kanharith considers these information as baseless rumours concocted by someone who want to exploit them for their own gains.
Mr. Kep Chutema has told Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that he did not know anything about this because he is busy supervising the rubbish collections from all city parks to make the city clean after the Water Festival.
Mr. Kep Chutema said: “The reshuffle of the officials’ positions is the job of the government. I don’t know anything about it. But in my capacity as the governor of the city, I have the duties to organise a rubbish collection to make the city beautiful. I can’t leave the rubbish to litter the city for too long after the Water Festival had ended.”
Mr. Pa Socheatvong has denied to Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that he know nothing about this information and that he did not know where these rumours came from.
Mr. Pa Socheatvong said: “I am surprised about these rumours too. Why these sorts of information have been concocted without any basis. Now I am in the middle of the funeral of Gen. Hok Lundy in Svay Rieng. So I truly don’t know all of these rumours.”
Prime Minister Hun Sen used to warn anyone who spread rumours about the sacking and the appointment of government officials. He warned that these sorts of information are created with the intention to cause turmoil.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that these sorts of information will cause the affected officials to lose confidence in the performances of their institutional duties.//
1 comment:
It looks like internal fighting is beginning to take place inside the ruling CPP. After Hok Lundy died, many senior CPP generals from the Chea Sim's faction want the job of Police Commissioner, but Hun Sen appointed his nephew-in-law without approval from the CPP Central Committee and without parliament approval. Now, maybe the Chea Sim's faction wants Kep Chutema's job for one of their boys and that's why they are the ones who circulate the rumors of Kep Chutema's sacking, hoping to destabilize Hun Sen's grip on power.
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