Yim Sovan talks to reporters.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) has refused to replace Mr. Sam Rainsy parliamentary seat after he was expelled from the parliament on 15th March when he had exhausted all avenues of appeal of his conviction on charges of uprooting six border stakes on 25th October 2009, a conviction criticised by human rights as politically motivated.
Mr. Yim Sovan, spokesman for the SRP, told reporters his party has no reason to replace Mr. Rainsy as an MP because the court conviction was politically motivated. "It was a political attempt to prevent President Sam Rainsy from participating in the elections. President Sam rainsy is a brave man who dared to come out in the defence of our territory against foreign encroachments, protecting the people, protecting the people's lands so he is considered a hero. So, if he did not commit any crimes, no one can remove him as an MP. So, we are resolute in not putting forward a candidate to replace him (as an MP)", he said.
Mr. Im Soursdei, head of the National Election Committee, said up until now his committee had not received a request from the SRP to replace Mr. Sam Rainsy yet. "Under the election law, when an MP leaves the parliament due to death or other reasons, it is the party who will propose a new repalcement. We haven't seen that yet", he said.
Mr. Rainsy told RFA from his exile in France that he still consider himself as an MP and said his expulsion from the parliament an illegal act.
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) has refused to replace Mr. Sam Rainsy parliamentary seat after he was expelled from the parliament on 15th March when he had exhausted all avenues of appeal of his conviction on charges of uprooting six border stakes on 25th October 2009, a conviction criticised by human rights as politically motivated.
Mr. Yim Sovan, spokesman for the SRP, told reporters his party has no reason to replace Mr. Rainsy as an MP because the court conviction was politically motivated. "It was a political attempt to prevent President Sam Rainsy from participating in the elections. President Sam rainsy is a brave man who dared to come out in the defence of our territory against foreign encroachments, protecting the people, protecting the people's lands so he is considered a hero. So, if he did not commit any crimes, no one can remove him as an MP. So, we are resolute in not putting forward a candidate to replace him (as an MP)", he said.
Mr. Im Soursdei, head of the National Election Committee, said up until now his committee had not received a request from the SRP to replace Mr. Sam Rainsy yet. "Under the election law, when an MP leaves the parliament due to death or other reasons, it is the party who will propose a new repalcement. We haven't seen that yet", he said.
Mr. Rainsy told RFA from his exile in France that he still consider himself as an MP and said his expulsion from the parliament an illegal act.
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To all Khmer patriots,
Please beware! The Khmer Post Newspaper and Radio owner/director Meach Sovannara is a Hun Sen spy. He receives his funding from the CPP Party.
Just think, Sovannara is the only newspaper writer who can critize Hun Sen and at the same time can enter Cambodia freely! Something is not right there. If he's not with the CPP Party, Sovannara would be locked in jail or dead a long time ago! He's no Sam Rainsy!
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