If you read it carefully, the letter only say that it's not right for their democratic process while there is only one party in their congress. They said nothing about expulsion.
On Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:35:53 PM UTC-7, Monibuth Hun wrote: > Expulsion of Opposition Parties from the Cambodian National Assembly > http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/06/210420.htm > > Press Statement > Jen Psaki > Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson > Washington, DC > June 8, 2013 > > > The United States is deeply concerned by reports that the Permanent > Committee of the Cambodian National Assembly, made up entirely of members > of the ruling party, has expelled opposition lawmakers from the National > Assembly. Such a decision starkly contradicts the spirit of a healthy > democratic process. > > We strongly support a political process that includes the full > participation of all political parties on a level playing field. Stripping > the salaries and parliamentary status of opposition party legislators > deprives the Cambodian people of their voice and hurts the democratic > process in Cambodia. Full participation of all elected representatives is > essential to the democratic process. > > We urge the National Assembly leadership to allow all elected members to > fulfill their commitment to serve the Cambodian people. > > > > PRN: 2013/0706 > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
