Source: Deum Ampil newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
The spokesman of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) has blasted at the Cambodian courts for being too corrupt by describing them as "turning white into black, black into white".
The spokesman, Mr. Yim Sovan (pictured), was responding to a question from Deum Ampil journalist regarding the news that the SRP will change its name, presently named after its president, into its original name of the "Khmer Nation Party", after it merged with the Human Right Party.
Mr. Yim Sovan said the SRP cannot change its name at the time when the courts are not independent. He said that if the SRP changes its name now, outside forces will try to break it up like in the past.
The SRP was formed in November 1995 as the Khmer Nation Party. A year later, some renegades in the party, believed to be orchestrated by the ruling Cambodian People's Party, fought for the control of the party name. The party leadership then decided to change the party name to the Sam Rainsy Party.
The HRP is holding its congress today (Sunday 19th) and one of its agenda is the debate about the possibility of a merger with the SRP. But one HRP official said: "the merger of the two parties can only be done after two criteria have been fulfilled, and that is the party name must be changed and the term of the party presidency must be limited to two terms."
However, the SRP spokesman maintains that "any merger between all democrats must not be attached by any conditions. In the 2012 and 2013 elections, the SRP and the HRP will go to the election under the same name in the ballot paper to compete against the ruling Cambodian People's Party in the elections", he said.
He said the SRP will change to its original name whenever Cambodia becomes a state of laws. He said: "The SRP will change its name immediately after the courts are fully independent, that can provide social justice and when Cambodia becomes a state of laws, not like now where thieves become police and the police become thieves."
Government officials cannot be contacted to respond to Mr. Yim Sovan's charges.
Reported in English by Khmerization
The spokesman of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) has blasted at the Cambodian courts for being too corrupt by describing them as "turning white into black, black into white".
The spokesman, Mr. Yim Sovan (pictured), was responding to a question from Deum Ampil journalist regarding the news that the SRP will change its name, presently named after its president, into its original name of the "Khmer Nation Party", after it merged with the Human Right Party.
Mr. Yim Sovan said the SRP cannot change its name at the time when the courts are not independent. He said that if the SRP changes its name now, outside forces will try to break it up like in the past.
The SRP was formed in November 1995 as the Khmer Nation Party. A year later, some renegades in the party, believed to be orchestrated by the ruling Cambodian People's Party, fought for the control of the party name. The party leadership then decided to change the party name to the Sam Rainsy Party.
The HRP is holding its congress today (Sunday 19th) and one of its agenda is the debate about the possibility of a merger with the SRP. But one HRP official said: "the merger of the two parties can only be done after two criteria have been fulfilled, and that is the party name must be changed and the term of the party presidency must be limited to two terms."
However, the SRP spokesman maintains that "any merger between all democrats must not be attached by any conditions. In the 2012 and 2013 elections, the SRP and the HRP will go to the election under the same name in the ballot paper to compete against the ruling Cambodian People's Party in the elections", he said.
He said the SRP will change to its original name whenever Cambodia becomes a state of laws. He said: "The SRP will change its name immediately after the courts are fully independent, that can provide social justice and when Cambodia becomes a state of laws, not like now where thieves become police and the police become thieves."
Government officials cannot be contacted to respond to Mr. Yim Sovan's charges.
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