May 21, 2013
Source: http://www.laurieferguson.com.au/article/sam-rainsy-in-ingleburn
By Laurie Ferguson, Australian Member of Parliament
The
leader of Cambodia’s opposition Mr Sam Rainsy and fellow MP Pol Ham,
Chairman of the Cambodia National Rescue Party visited my office with
many local Cambodians. This followed a fundraiser at Cabramatta attended by 400 Australian Cambodians.
They are concerned that scheduled July elections
will be corrupted and that Prime Minister Hun Sen who is in the ten
longest serving world leaders will be re-elected. Reliable external
bodies have proven that 1.25 million voters have been illegally excluded
from the polls and vast numbers of ‘ghosts’ added. Sam Rainsy is in
exile due to Government use of the legal system to squash opponents.
The jailing of a 71 year old radio station owner, has followed the
extrajudicial murders of environmental activists and union leaders.
The Government has abetted its cronies’ and foreign entrepreneurs’ seizure of peasants lands, due to the lack of formal Cambodian land ownership records. Resistance is met by police intimidation and forced evictions.
I salute the efforts of locals Ms Sovanairand Kay of Camden, a local
community broadcaster and Centrelink staffer, and Mr Chhayri Marm of
West Hoxton a migration agent for their steadfast efforts for their
homelands.
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