លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ចោទ CPP ថា​គ្មាន​ចេតនា​ចរចា​ពិត​ប្រាកដ

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ចោទ CPP ថា​គ្មាន​ចេតនា​ចរចា​ពិត​ប្រាកដ

Op-Ed: Post Khmer
WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2014
មាស សុខជា

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លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កា​សែត​មួយ​កន្លង​មក​។ រូបថត ផា លីណា

ភ្នំពេញៈ មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​ប្រាប់​ទៅ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ តាម​រយៈ​លិខិត​មួយ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា ការ​ចរចា​រវាង​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន និង​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លើ​ប្រធានបទ កែ​ទម្រង់​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវ​ផ្អាក ដោយ​សារ​តែ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​មិន​ព្រម​ជជែក​ពី​ការ​រៀបចំ គ.ជ.ប. ឡើង​វិញ​ដែល​នេះ «ជា​យុទ្ធវិធី​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ដើម្បី​ក្រាញ​អំណាច»។

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​សរសេរ​លិខិត​មួយ​ទៅ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បី​ប្រាប់​អំពី​បញ្ហា​ជម្លោះ​នយោបាយ​ដែល​កំពុង​បន្ត​មាន​បន្ទាប់​ពី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ កម្ពុជា។

នៅ​ក្នុង​លិខិត​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា យុទ្ធវិធី​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន ក្នុង​ការ​ចរចា គឺ​គ្រាន់​តែ​ជា​ការ​ពន្យារ​ពេល ដើម្បី​ក្រាញ​អំណាច​ដែល​នឹង​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​អនាគត​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​មាន​ភាព​អាប់អួរ។

លោក សរសេរ​ថា៖ «ការ​ចរចា​រវាង​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា និង​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ស្តីពី​កំណែ​ទម្រង់​កំពុង​ជាប់​គាំង​ដោយ​សារ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​មិន​ព្រម​ចរចា​ការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្តូរ​សមាសភាព​នៃ​ស្ថាប័ន​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ដែល​សំខាន់​ចំពោះ​ការ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​នា​ពេល​ខាង​មុខ ហើយ​ដែល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ស្ថាប័ន​នេះ ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្រោម​ការ​គ្រប់​គ្រង​របស់​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច»។

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត​ថា ដើម្បី​ដោះស្រាយ​ភាព​ជាប់​គាំង​នយោបាយ​បច្ចុប្បន្ន និង​ការពារ​មិន​ឲ្យ​មាន​អស្ថិរភាព​នយោបាយ​និង​ដើម្បី​ពិភាក្សា​បញ្ហា​ភាព​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​នៃ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល កម្ពុជា គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ឯករាជ្យ​ទៅ​លើ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ឆ្នាំ​មុន​ឬ​រៀបចំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជា​ថ្មី​មុន​អាណត្តិ​ខណៈ​ដែល​ការ​ទាមទារ​ទាំង​ពីរ​នេះ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន។

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Dual citizenship for lawmakers attacked

Dual citizenship for lawmakers attacked

Wed, 12 March 2014

Legistation should be amended to prohibit elected officials from taking office if they hold dual citizenship, according to senior Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap.

Yeap on Monday said that the office of prime minister should be reserved exclusively for Cambodian nationals, but yesterday expanded the call to include all elected lawmakers.

“For the seat of the prime minister and for lawmakers, they should have only Cambodian citizenship in order to ensure their loyalty,” he said.

Yeap admitted that some CPP elected officials hold dual citizenship, but said he was unaware of the exact number.

“I am not sure how many CPP officials hold dual citizenship, but I know it is not many.”

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party yesterday hit back at Yeap’s comments, saying that a more pressing issue the CPP should look at was illegal immigration.

Yim Sovann, CNRP spokesman, said that the granting of economic land concessions to “foreigners” and the flow of immigrants from abroad should be a higher priority.

“I think the CPP should pay attention to illegal immigrants … and human rights abuses,” he said. “Foreigners come here to control the land, [the government gives] 99-year land concessions to the foreigners. This is the real issue.”

Sok Sam Oeun of the Cambodian Defenders Project pointed to the apparent hypocrisy of a senior CPP official making such a statement, when elected CPP representatives hold foreign passports. “If they pass this law, it’s against the unity of all Khmer people. What about the former prime minister exiled in another country? Do they commit a crime?” he asked.

“I think many CPP [officials hold dual citizenship]. Chheang Vun is also from abroad. He holds two nationalities. I think [Minister of Commerce] Sun Chantol [is] also from abroad.”

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Thank you letter responding to H.E.John Baird of Canada

Dear Mr. Baird;
Thank you letter to H.E.John Baird of CanadaThank you very much for taking time to respond to us concerning the Election Irregularities and the latest political development in Cambodia. Many Cambodians and their diasporas in North America have relentlessly advocated for free, fair and just election in Cambodia. They have petitioned to the United Nations particularly the co-signatory countries of Paris Peace Agreement in 23 October 1991 to help enforce the ruling Cambodian People’s Party to abide by the national constitution and the international laws.

Recently, the government-led party used national security arm-force to beat and shoot those worker protesters from various garment factories who demanded the increase of decent wage of $160US per month.

There are remaining huge challenges of impunity in this country. There have been continual of extra-judicial killing, arresting and jailing in this country.  As the result from the protesting disperse with arm-force, the government is still jailing 21 workers and unionists, and ban the freedom of assembly in which more than 9 people grouping together is prohibited.

We, the Cambodian-Canadians are desperate to seeing the continual violation of human rights in Cambodia.

We would like to submit our gratitude to the Canadian Government that has renewed support of political institution development, the rule of laws, and the ongoing peaceful negotiation between CNRP and CPP to tackle the problem of election flaws in order to conduct in-dept reform of this electoral institution to be acceptable from all stakeholders.

At the moment, the Cambodian diaporas worldwide have also been collecting the petition from our bothers and sisters to demand the right to vote in Cambodia national election so that we can participate with social, economic and political development in Cambodia.

Yours Truly,

Seng Sophoan
Project Team Leader of CEROC
(Commission for Election Right of Oversea Cambodians)
Email: petition@khmeroversea.info
http://www.khmeroversea.info


Letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

Seng Sophoan and Co-signatories

sophanse@gmail.com

Dear Seng Sophoan and Co-signatories:Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

Thank you for your correspondence of August 16, 2013, expressing your concerns regarding the elections in the Kingdom of Cambodia. I regret the delay in replying to you.

The Government of Canada closely followed events in Cambodia. Canada encourages all sides to seek a peaceful and transparent resolution to the disputes pertaining to the election results.

The Government of Canada has been involved in several projects in Cambodia, including programs aimed at developing democratic institutions by improving the capacity of the National Assembly, the Senate and electoral institutions.Letter of Appealing to the Government of Canada 1

Canada will continue to encourage democracy and the rule of law in Cambodia. Canadian officials will continue to monitor developments in Cambodia and raise specific concerns with Cambodian authorities.

Thank you for taking the time to write and share your concerns.

Sincerely,

 

John Baird, P.C., M.P.

Minister of Foreign Affairs


CPP, CNRP Election Reform Talks Flounder

Op-Ed: Cambodia Daily
CPP, CNRP Election Reform Talks Flounder
BY  AND  | MARCH 12, 2014

The bipartisan Election Reform Commission, which has met twice since its creation last month and produced few results, appears to now have broken down entirely, with the ruling CPP saying it will refuse to even consider a provision that the opposition says is fundamental for any further meetings.

The two parties on Tuesday hunkered down in their positions over a proposal that the CNRP raised to require two-thirds of the country’s lawmakers to appoint new members to the National Election Committee (NEC) as a way to ensure the political neutrality of the much-criticized body.

The issue led to the parties failing to produce a joint statement after Monday’s meeting.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy also said Monday that CNRP members would not attend next Monday’s commission meeting if the proposal for a neutral NEC was not accepted, describing it as “fundamental” to electoral reform and a test of the CPP’s seriousness.

In a statement received Tuesday, the CPP said it could not agree to such a proposal, which would end its tight control over the composition of the NEC.

“The Cambodian People’s Party regrets that the Cambodia National Rescue Party keeps using this as a condition, which may cause a stall in the reform of future elections,” the statement says.

Sik Bunhok, one of the CPP’s six delegates on the commission, said that the ruling party could not reasonably be expected to accept the proposal.

“We are willing to undertake electoral reform but the proposal raised by the CNRP to have two-thirds majority of the National Assembly to appoint members to the NEC will cause a lot of problems,” he said.

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