By Mech Dara and Matt Blomberg
The Cambodia Daily, December 24, 2013
As the opposition CNRP’s ninth consecutive day of demonstrations against the rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen came to a close last night, CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha mocked the premier’s upcoming state visit to Vietnam, suggesting that he was “running for help.”
Some 6,000 protesters, mostly on motorcycles, snaked through the city Monday, with thousands more lining the route and chanting for Mr. Hun Sen to “get out.”
After the crowd reassembled at Freedom Park around 7 p.m., Mr. Sokha asked the prime minister to choose between Vietnam and his people.
“Yesterday [Sunday] there was a landslide of people in the streets…. It seemingly does not bode well for Mr. Hun Sen,” Mr. Sokha said to the crowd.
“Now he is running to Vietnam for help…. Wait and see on the 26th: Does he listen to Cambodia or Vietnam?”
The government on Monday announced that Mr. Hun Sen would lead an official state visit to Vietnam on Thursday. Mr. Sokha said last night that this was Mr. Hun Sen’s call for help after at least 30,000 people flooded the city streets on Sunday in the nation’s largest demonstration in decades.
“Yesterday [Sunday], I heard he was planning to step down, that he was going to listen to the people. Cambodia is saying ‘step down,’ the yuon is telling him to stay,” Mr. Sokha said, using a term for the Vietnamese often considered pejorative. “Who will he choose?”
Mr. Sokha and CNRP President Sam Rainsy were absent at the start of Monday’s rally, but supporters led chants from atop tuk-tuks as the peaceful protest traversed the city.
Mr. Sokha joined the rally at around 5 p.m. atop a vehicle at the head of the march, while Mr. Rainsy met the crowd at Freedom Park after rallying with striking workers in Svay Rieng province to congratulate his supporters on maintaining their vigor.
5 comments:
Why the fu*king King doesn't support his people ?
Hun Sen wants Vietnam's support.
Maybe He might not only sell country, he might also sell his son or daughter too in order to stay in power. Lolz.
Time for a good crackdown
Even THE DOGS bark every day for ah kwack hun xen to step down. Under a kwack hun xen, he send Dogs to ah youn to eat. This guy is worstless. This is the time for khmer people to stand up and take control of their destiny. Don't let a youn control their life any more. Weak up!!!!!!Khmer people!!!!!
He launched a coup in 1997 after his visit to Vietnam. Now, he's the premier maybe he can launch a coup against himself after this visit?
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