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SRP MP Son Chhay asked that vice-PM Sok An explains about the border delimitation work with neighboring countries on 17 December. The request was approved by Heng Samrin, president of the National Assembly (NA).
Son Chhay told RFA in the morning of 28 November that, as a MP, he asked through the NA president that vice-PM Sok An and his technical border colleagues come to the NA on 17 December to explain about the border issue.
Son Chhay said: “People are in the dark, they don’t know about these activities. When an incident occurs, people are wondering whether the government is performing the work correctly or not? Why do we lose rice field lands? Even the village of Samdach Heng Samrin was also lost. The people want to know because in the previous installation of border posts, reporters and MPs were not present!”
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that any questions that are conforming to the law, the government never neglected to clarify them.
Phay Siphan said: “According to the law, the government must provide clarification according to the request made by any MP. Authorization from the NA president is the law!”
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the government border committee, considers these questions as repetitive old stories. Nevertheless, he said that he will provide the explanation if the government leader orders to do so.
Var Kim Hong said: “In truth, as I said, I did not hide anything. When we cross over to ratify the 2005 Supplemental border treaty, Hun Xen went to clarify the NA already. Therefore, they (MPs) cannot say that they do not know! Even the article of the Supplemental border treaty was distributed, including the government clarification.”
On 16 November, the NA decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Sam Rainsy because he uprooted temporary stakes for a border post. The Chantrea district authority sued Sam Rainsy for destruction of public properties. This lawsuit led to the lifting of Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity to allow the court to summon him to come in for clarification.
Son Chhay told RFA in the morning of 28 November that, as a MP, he asked through the NA president that vice-PM Sok An and his technical border colleagues come to the NA on 17 December to explain about the border issue.
Son Chhay said: “People are in the dark, they don’t know about these activities. When an incident occurs, people are wondering whether the government is performing the work correctly or not? Why do we lose rice field lands? Even the village of Samdach Heng Samrin was also lost. The people want to know because in the previous installation of border posts, reporters and MPs were not present!”
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that any questions that are conforming to the law, the government never neglected to clarify them.
Phay Siphan said: “According to the law, the government must provide clarification according to the request made by any MP. Authorization from the NA president is the law!”
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the government border committee, considers these questions as repetitive old stories. Nevertheless, he said that he will provide the explanation if the government leader orders to do so.
Var Kim Hong said: “In truth, as I said, I did not hide anything. When we cross over to ratify the 2005 Supplemental border treaty, Hun Xen went to clarify the NA already. Therefore, they (MPs) cannot say that they do not know! Even the article of the Supplemental border treaty was distributed, including the government clarification.”
On 16 November, the NA decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Sam Rainsy because he uprooted temporary stakes for a border post. The Chantrea district authority sued Sam Rainsy for destruction of public properties. This lawsuit led to the lifting of Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity to allow the court to summon him to come in for clarification.
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