A Change of Guard

សូមស្តាប់វិទ្យុសង្គ្រោះជាតិ Please read more Khmer news and listen to CNRP Radio at National Rescue Party. សូមស្តាប់វីទ្យុខ្មែរប៉ុស្តិ៍/Khmer Post Radio.
Follow Khmerization on Facebook/តាមដានខ្មែរូបនីយកម្មតាម Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khmerization.khmerican

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Demonstrations urged សម​រង្ស៊ី និង កឹម សុខា អំពាវនាវឲ្យអ្នកគាំទ្រត្រៀមធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម!


Supporters cheer at a large Cambodia National Rescue Party rally held yesterday in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park. PHA LINA
Offering, for the first time, a timeline to its clamouring supporters, opposition party leaders told a Phnom Penh rally yesterday that mass demonstrations will be held before September 8 – barring an independent investigation.
Addressing an estimated 10,000 supporters at Freedom Park, Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy vowed the wide-scale protests would take place before final election results are released in a week and a half.

“We will hold mass demonstrations before the official results are announced. But we urge the formation of an independent committee to find the truth and give justice. If there is a committee, we will not hold demonstrations. But this committee has not been created, and they block it from being created and they [still] prepare to announce the official results,” Rainsy said.
The party has long called for an independent investigation into electoral irregularities to be brokered by the United Nations, but progress has repeatedly stalled. Last week, the opposition and ruling party met in a tentative step toward a committee but no advancement has been made since.
Deputy president Kem Sokha vowed that the party had not budged on its terms.
“The mass demonstration is nonviolent and with the aim of demanding justice by forming an independent committee that involves national and international [NGOs] and also has the UN as observers,” he said.
Protests would kick off in Phnom Penh, Sokha said, “and if they still do not [set up the committee], the mass demonstrations will spread”.
While there has been little forward motion on the joint committee, the National Election Committee closed its own investigation into irregularity complaints on August 17, ruling them invalid.
The Constitution Council, the highest adjudicating body, is continuing its own investigation. On Sunday, on the council’s orders, the NEC examined ballots and original documentation from Kratie polling stations but ruled there was no difference in figures – despite concerns over potential tampering of unsealed documents.
At the rally yesterday, Sokha said the party would be filing a court complaint against the NEC, accusing them of falsifying the polling station forms.
The crowds far exceeded the numbers who appeared at Rainsy’s last large rally early this month, spilling out of Freedom Park and filling the side streets at least a block in each direction. Visible police presence was minimal and the party’s private bodyguards kept a wary eye on surrounding buildings with binoculars.
Supporters showed little sign of waning interest, screaming in response to a question of whether they desired protests, that they wanted to see mass demonstrations.
One by one, people were pulled onto the stage to offer testimonials.
“I would like to take part in demonstrations,” 59-year-old Leng Yim said to cheering crowds. “The NEC is a provoker, and they have made me stuck, [unable to think of anything else.]”
Amping up the rhetoric, Yim said she was unafraid of violence. “If I take part in the demonstration, and you shoot me dead, you wouldn’t be able to escape [the crowd],” she warned.
In the park, supporters chanted “change” and hoisted signs saying “I want my future now.”
“As a youth, I will take part in the demonstrations to find justice for the Khmer people,” said Rin Chanrith, one of several young men to mount the stage.

Government officials yesterday downplayed such shows of support.
“One hundred thousand, one million, two million, it does not matter,” said CPP spokesman and Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith.
“It is not important, because the demonstration [must be] based on the law,” he said, adding that the leaders would be responsible for any unrest that would result.
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said he doubted it would come to that.
“I think Sam Rainsy also doesn’t want his country to go into the situation like after 1970. We have been suffering enough of that, more than 30 years of fighting.… I think Sam Rainsy knows very well because we are the same Kampuchea.”
Asked whether there would be repercussions for the party following the large turnout – despite a ministry order restricting the rally to 5,000 people, Sopheak insisted all was well.
“I heard it already finished peacefully and we welcome that news.”
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ABBY SEIFF

សម រង្ស៊ី ៖ បាតុកម្ម​នឹង​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​ធ្វើ​នៅ​មុនប្រកាស​លទ្ធផល​ឆ្នោត
opp
មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ប្រាកដ​ណាស់​នឹង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​មុន​ពេល​ប្រកាស​លទ្ធផល​ឆ្នោត​ ផ្លូវ​ការ ប្រសិនបើ​គ្មាន​ការ​រក​ដំណោះ​ស្រាយ​ណា​មួយ​ចំពោះ​​ការ​មិ​ន​សុខចិត្ត​របស់​ គណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះជាតិ​ទេ​នោះ។ នេះ​បើ​តាម​ការ​អះអាង​របស់​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះជាតិ​កាល​ពី​ល្ងាច​ថ្ងៃទី២៦ សីហា ក្នុង​ពិធី​ជួប​ជុំ​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ប្រមាណ២ម៉ឺន​នាក់​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ។
លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា «យើង​​នឹង​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្មមុន​ពេល​ប្រកាស​លទ្ធផល​ផ្លូវការ។ ប៉ុន្តែ​យើង​ជម្រុញ​ឲ្យ​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មការ​ឯករាជ្យ​ដើម្បី​ស្វែង​រក​ ការពិត…។ ប្រសិន​បើ​មាន​គណៈកម្មការ​នេះ យើង​នឹង​មិន​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ទេ»។
ប៉ុន្តែលោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​បញ្ជាក់ថា គណៈកម្មការ​នេះ​មិន​ចេញទេ ហើយ​បើ​មាន​ការ​ត្រៀម​ប្រកាស​លទ្ធផល​ផ្លូវ​ការ ពេល​នោះ​នឹង​មាន​បាតុកម្ម។
ជាមួយ​គ្នានេះ លោក កឹម សុខា អនុប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះជាតិ​ក៏​បាន​ថ្លែង​បញ្ជាក់​ដែរ​ថា មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ធ្វើ​ដំបូងនៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ហើយ​បន្ទាប់​មក​ទៀត គឺ​នៅទូទាំង​ប្រទេស។
ចំពោះ​ការ​គំរាមធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ដើម្បីប្រឆាំងនឹង​លទ្ធផល​ឆ្នោត​របស់​ គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ​នេះ លោក អ៊ឹម សួស្តី ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ប្រសិន​បើ​គណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះជាតិ​ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម​ប្រឆាំងនឹង​លទ្ធផល​ឆ្នោត នោះគឺជា​សិទ្ធិ​របស់​គេ៕

No comments: