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Subj: Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy interviewed by RFI in Paris
Chers compatriotes, Chers amis
Veuillez écouter l'interview de Lok Kem Sokha et Sam Rainsy sur RFI de ce
mercredi 10 septembre 2008 à Paris.
_http://telechargement.rfi.fr.edgesuite.net/rfi/cambodgien/audio/magazines/r00
1/emission_cambodgien_12h00_-_13h00_tu.html_
(http://telechargement.rfi.fr.edgesuite.net/rfi/cambodgien/audio/magazines/r001/emission_cambodgien_12h00_-_13h
00_tu.html)
Bonne écoute,
Très cordialement,
Sidareth LimBun
Opposition Requests Second-Day Swear-In By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
10 September 2008
_Khmer audio aired 10 September 2008 (761 KB) - Download (MP3) _
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Opposition leader Sam RainsyTwo opposition parties have declined an
invitation by King Norodom Sihamoni to join in a swearing-in ceremony for the
new
government scheduled later this month and have asked to have their newly
elected parliamentarians sworn in a day later.
King Sihamoni issued his royal invitation to all 123 newly elected members
of the National Assembly, but officials of the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights
parties, representing 29 seats, have maintained their position that July's
election was illegitimate and say they will not swear in next to the ruling
party.
The opposition has instead requested an alternate date to swear in, a day
later, according to top officials from both parties.
Neither party is willing to be sworn in next to the ruling Cambodian
People's Party, said Kong Kom, acting president of the Sam Rainsy Party, and
Yem
Ponhearith, secretary-general of the Human Rights Party.
Party leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha are currently out of the country,
seeking support from the international community for claims July's election
was
fraudulent and a new vote should be conducted.
Both party leaders have said in the past they would boycott the swearing-in
ceremony altogether.
A royal official warned Wednesday the request for a second swearing in was
not likely to be granted.
"The king, as the head of state, invited all 123 elected parliamentarians to
the swearing-in ceremony on [Sept. 24]," Um Daravuth, a member of the Royal
Cabinet, said Wednesday. "If any party does not respect the king's orders, I
say that party is wrong under the Cambodian constitution."
"In no country in the world does a National Assembly swear in two times," Um
Daravuth said.
An independent analyst said Wednesday it was up to the king to bring the
parties together.
"The king should use his cleverness to bring all the parties to join the
swearing-in together for national unity," said Lao Monghay, a researcher for
the
Asian Human Rights Commission.
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