Government must take action to
prevent violence
The Cambodia Herald-13-08-2013: Cambodia's Information Minister, Khieu Kanharith said that
the government must take action to prevent any nationwide protests called by
the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) because they may get out
of hand and turn into violent.
“After the election, the government must work harder to prevent any problems including protests against the poll results,” he told reporters Monday.
“If the government doesn’t take any preventative measures to stop the demonstrations, there may be a riot similar to the one in 2003 where protestors damaged and burned parts of the Thai Embassy."
“We have to solve the election issues in accordance with the law," he said. "Those who plan or participate in the demonstrations must be held accountable for them."
Khieu Kanharith, made his announcement immediately after the National Election Committee (NEC) announced the preliminary official poll results.
The committee's preliminary count showed that the CPP won 3,235,969 votes while the opposition CNRP only gained 2,946,176 votes.
According to the preliminary calculations based on the number of votes announced by the NEC, Hun Sen's party won 68 seats while the CNRP only won 55 seats.
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has rejected the NEC's first official poll results.
"The CNRP is very sorry and opposed to the National Election Committee (NEC) for releasing the preliminary election results in a situation that the poll irregularities on the election day have not been either investigated or resolved," Kem Sokha, said in a press conference on Monday.
"The NEC released the results during a fragile political situation, so it must be responsible for any mutinies or protests that could happen and lead to political instability," he added.
The opposition party claimed that around 1.3 million voters weren't able to join the polls because their names were not on the voter lists, also adding there were around one million ghost names as well as around 200,000 duplicate names present in the voter lists.
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said last Friday, armored vehicles and troops have been deployed in Phnom Penh to ensure security and stability during this time of heightened political tension.
“After the election, the government must work harder to prevent any problems including protests against the poll results,” he told reporters Monday.
“If the government doesn’t take any preventative measures to stop the demonstrations, there may be a riot similar to the one in 2003 where protestors damaged and burned parts of the Thai Embassy."
“We have to solve the election issues in accordance with the law," he said. "Those who plan or participate in the demonstrations must be held accountable for them."
Khieu Kanharith, made his announcement immediately after the National Election Committee (NEC) announced the preliminary official poll results.
The committee's preliminary count showed that the CPP won 3,235,969 votes while the opposition CNRP only gained 2,946,176 votes.
According to the preliminary calculations based on the number of votes announced by the NEC, Hun Sen's party won 68 seats while the CNRP only won 55 seats.
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has rejected the NEC's first official poll results.
"The CNRP is very sorry and opposed to the National Election Committee (NEC) for releasing the preliminary election results in a situation that the poll irregularities on the election day have not been either investigated or resolved," Kem Sokha, said in a press conference on Monday.
"The NEC released the results during a fragile political situation, so it must be responsible for any mutinies or protests that could happen and lead to political instability," he added.
The opposition party claimed that around 1.3 million voters weren't able to join the polls because their names were not on the voter lists, also adding there were around one million ghost names as well as around 200,000 duplicate names present in the voter lists.
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said last Friday, armored vehicles and troops have been deployed in Phnom Penh to ensure security and stability during this time of heightened political tension.
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