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National Assembly President Heng Samrin arrives in Phnom Penh yesterday from a trip to Vietnam, where he met Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Pha Lina
The head of the parliamentary foreign affairs COMMISSION
yesterday denied Vietnamese media reports that National Assembly President Heng Samrin told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung he would take “strict action” to prevent further Khmer Krom-led protests against Vietnam.
yesterday denied Vietnamese media reports that National Assembly President Heng Samrin told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung he would take “strict action” to prevent further Khmer Krom-led protests against Vietnam.
The reports, widely picked up by Cambodian media, said Samrin had painted protesters as “extremists”. But senior CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun yesterday claimed that Samrin actually told Vietnam on Monday that demonstrations were allowed in Cambodia and that the protesters had a legitimate reason to take to the streets.
“I heard media reported that Samdech Chakrey [Samrin] said that the Cambodian government will take actions against the protesters, which I would like to affirm is wrong,” he told reporters at a specially convened press conference.
“I would like to be clear in this point that you [Khmer media] and [we] have to listen to each other as we are Khmer, and you have to wait until we are [back] here to CONFIRMbefore broadcasting.”
before broadcasting.”
Protesters converged outside the Vietnamese Embassy for three consecutive days last week to demand an apology for statements made in early June by a spokesman about Vietnam’s long historical sovereignty over the former Kampuchea Krom provinces – which they say is a false interpretation of history.
A Vietnamese flag was burned at one protest, drawing swift condemnation from Hanoi. The matter was raised again with Samrin during an official visit to Vietnam on Monday, Vun said, but the assembly president had explained that Cambodia is a democracy where nonviolent protest is allowed.
“What the president told the Vietnamese prime minister means that we know what we are doing and there is no need to tell us to do something in a democratic country,” Vun said.
“Samdech also affirmed that the demonstration had not just happened without any reason – it had arisen from a wrong historical interpretation.”
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong delivered a similar message to protesters directly in a private meeting on Tuesday, according to activists present.
The government has long been accused of being subservient to Vietnam, which occupied Cambodia in the 1980s, but has largely tolerated the recent protests.
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It's takes ah phnorng Vun 35 years to realize the meaning of Democracy and freedom of expression/freedom of assembly protected by national & international constitution, despite grown up in France all his sorry-ass life....!
ឆ្កែឈាង វុននិយាយខាងក្រៅស្ដាប់ទៅគ្រាន់បើ ប៉ុន្តែក្នុងចិត្តនៅជាព្រែត សូមបងប្អូនប្រយត័្ន ការធ្វើល្លឥរិយាបទបន្តិចនៅពាក្សសំដីជាការបំភាន់មតិ បងប្អូនយើងគិតថាវាល្ល តែត្រូវប្រយ័ត្នក្នុងចិត្តរបស់ពួកវា យើងមិនត្រូវទន់ ជ្រាយឆាប់ជឿមនុស្សក្បត់ កម្រណាស់មនុស្សអាក្រក់ដែលកែខ្លួនមកជា មនុស្សល្អវិញមើលតែរឿងកុនចិនមិនខុសទេ ល្បិចកលបោកប្រាស់ដូច ពួក CPP នេះគ្មានខុសទេ យើងរីករាយបើពួកវាអាចបែរមកជាធ្វើអ្វីសំរាប់ ជាតិដោយសុទ្ធចិត្ត ប់ុន្តែកម្រ ដូច្នេះសូមប្រយ័ត្នតាមដានដោយល្អិតល្អន់ សូមអគុណ។
Choss Ah Meang Kbal Thom Nouss Kor Aun Kbal Chear Muoy Ah Sva Kress Heng Samrin Mless?
អាមួយសំពះហើយអោនក្បាលជិតដល់ជង្គង់ព្រែតហេងសំរិន វាជាមនុស្ស ម្នាក់ឡេបឡប អែបអបបំផុត សូមចំណាំមនុស្សរបៀបនេះគេហៅថាអា ឡេបឡបដើម្បីបុណ្យសក័្ដិ មនុស្សដែលចាប់ដៃនរណាម្នាក់ហើយឈរ ត្រង់ខ្លួនទោះជាអ្នកនោះមានឋានន្តរសក័្ដប៉ុណ្ណាក៏ដោយ នោះជាមនុស្ស ស្មោះត្រង់មិនអែបអបឡេបឡបឡេមឡឺម ធ្វើអី្វៗគោរពតាមច្បាប់ ព្រោះ គេធ្វើត្រឹមត្រូវតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់ ដូច្នេះយកចិត្តថ្លើមឬខ្លាចអ្នកណាម្នាក់ឡើយ ឯអ្នកនៅពិលើគេក៏យល់ជាមិត្តភាព ហើក៏មិនចង់អោយសមាជិកក្រោម បង្គាប់មានឥរិយាបទរបៀបនេះទេ ខ្ញំុមិនដែលឃើញមានតែពួកCPP ប៉ុណ្ណោះសប្បូរណ៏ដោយឆ្កែលិតក្ដអាធំ ។
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