Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington
Chan Cheng (pictured), the opposition lawmaker who had his immunity revoked by the National Assembly last week, has gone into hiding, following accusations he used his parliamentary privileges to help a party supporter escape police custody.
Chan Cheng (pictured), the opposition lawmaker who had his immunity revoked by the National Assembly last week, has gone into hiding, following accusations he used his parliamentary privileges to help a party supporter escape police custody.
However, in an interview with VOA Khmer, he said he had not made a mistake an that he could now not do his job as a parliamentarian.
“It’s a distraction,” he said from an undisclosed location outside the country. With his immunity suspended, he will lose the trust of the people he represents, he said, and he won’t be able to argue points in the National Assembly.
The National Assembly, which is dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, voted to suspend Chan Cheng’s immunity last week, accusing him of using his parliamentary protection to drive a man away from Kandal provincial detention who was accused of incitement in a land dispute.
“It’s a distraction,” he said from an undisclosed location outside the country. With his immunity suspended, he will lose the trust of the people he represents, he said, and he won’t be able to argue points in the National Assembly.
The National Assembly, which is dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, voted to suspend Chan Cheng’s immunity last week, accusing him of using his parliamentary protection to drive a man away from Kandal provincial detention who was accused of incitement in a land dispute.
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