Taking to the streets: Opposition sets march for the 24th
Last Updated on 11 April 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Meas Sokchea
The
Cambodian National Rescue Party says it will hold its promised
demonstration against National Election Committee voter-list policies
about a week after the end of Khmer New Year, a representative of the
largest opposition party said yesterday.
“After Khmer New Year,
we will inform the Phnom Penh municipality to tell them that we will do a
mass demonstration on the 24th [of April], CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann
said. “There will be 4,000 members participating.”
He said the
NEC has to recognise that the voter list is not transparent, as recent
reports have found high numbers of people whose names were,
inexplicably, removed from the list.
He added that the
protesters would repeat demands that CNRP president Sam Rainsy – living
abroad to avoid jail terms many believe are politically motivated – be
allowed to return and participate in July’s national elections.
NEC
secretary-general Tep Nytha responded that the NEC cannot follow the
specific demands of one political party, lest it appear biased.
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