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01 February 2010
By Leang Delux
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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Today, the Sam Rainsy Party has organized a meeting with party activists at its Phnom Penh headquarter. Similar meetings will also take place in various other provinces.
Several hundreds of people came to the meeting with Mr. Sam Rainsy on Monday afternoon at the SRP party headquarter. According to Yim Sovann, SRP spokesman, those who were invited to attend the meeting were mainly local party leaders in Phnom Penh city.
Yim Sovann indicated also that this is a new type of meeting, and it will also be held in various other provinces and locations where Internet access is available to setup a video conference.
Yim Sovann explained that it was a meeting between Sam Rainsy and party supporters, and during the meeting, exchanges can be made between Sam Rainsy and all his supporters.
Hang Puthea, the executive director of Nicfec, added that a show of activity [such as this video conference] is better than nothing. However he said that the meeting is only taking place through voice exchange, and whether one wants it or not, it is not like a face to face meeting. However, Yim Sovann seems to be confident on the organization to this type of meetings.
CPP MP Cheam Yeap said that it could be efficient, but only for a small group of people who live near large urban centers. For SRP supporters at the base or along the countryside, they could not reach Mr. Sam Rainsy.
The UN Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights (UN OHCHR) in Cambodia issued its reaction on 29 January, stating that it regrets to see Mr. Sam Rainsy being sentenced. It also stated that it regrets to see the court is used to react to a public problem.
On the other hand, the UN OHCHR seems to blame Mr. Sam Rainsy also, it indicated that he could have raised his concerns about the current process of border demarcation and sought clarification from the relevant authorities or the border demarcation committee, or discussed them at the National Assembly or otherwise publicly.
Several hundreds of people came to the meeting with Mr. Sam Rainsy on Monday afternoon at the SRP party headquarter. According to Yim Sovann, SRP spokesman, those who were invited to attend the meeting were mainly local party leaders in Phnom Penh city.
Yim Sovann indicated also that this is a new type of meeting, and it will also be held in various other provinces and locations where Internet access is available to setup a video conference.
Yim Sovann explained that it was a meeting between Sam Rainsy and party supporters, and during the meeting, exchanges can be made between Sam Rainsy and all his supporters.
Hang Puthea, the executive director of Nicfec, added that a show of activity [such as this video conference] is better than nothing. However he said that the meeting is only taking place through voice exchange, and whether one wants it or not, it is not like a face to face meeting. However, Yim Sovann seems to be confident on the organization to this type of meetings.
CPP MP Cheam Yeap said that it could be efficient, but only for a small group of people who live near large urban centers. For SRP supporters at the base or along the countryside, they could not reach Mr. Sam Rainsy.
The UN Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights (UN OHCHR) in Cambodia issued its reaction on 29 January, stating that it regrets to see Mr. Sam Rainsy being sentenced. It also stated that it regrets to see the court is used to react to a public problem.
On the other hand, the UN OHCHR seems to blame Mr. Sam Rainsy also, it indicated that he could have raised his concerns about the current process of border demarcation and sought clarification from the relevant authorities or the border demarcation committee, or discussed them at the National Assembly or otherwise publicly.
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