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Embassies Warned CNRP Wants Coup
The government has informed foreign embassies in the country that opposition threatened demonstrations over the election results are intended to illegally overthrow the election CPP-led government, ministry spokesman said yesterday.
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Cambodian Court Acquits Two in Slaying of Journalist
A Cambodian provincial court today dropped charges against a military police officer and his wife accused of murdering a reporter investigating the country’s illegal timber trade, drawing protests from the journalist’s wife and from human rights and environmental advocacy groups. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) meanwhile noted that the Ratanakiri court had refused in initial proceedings last year to examine the link between Hang Serei Oudom’s death and his reporting on illegal logging.
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CPP Says ‘Too Late’ for Joint Investigation Into Election
CPP lawmaker and de facto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said yesterday it was now “too late” to form independent committee to investigate alleged irregularities during last month’s national election and that the opposition CNRP need to be “more flexible” in its relationship with the ruling party.
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Father Arrested for Raping 7-Year-Old Daughter
A man was arrested Monday in Battambang province after his wife accused him of raping their 7-year-old daughter, local police officials said yesterday.
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Despite Little Threat, Rainsy’s Bodyguards Vigilant
When the opposition leaders Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy arrived at Monday’s rally Phnom Penh, they were escorted out of their SUVs, moved through an emotional crowd and lifted into the stage by bevy of burly men dress in green, gray and beige uniforms.
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Frenchman in Cambodia Gets 7 Years for Child Sex
A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced a Frenchman with a history of allegations of child molestation to seven years in prison for paying for sex with minors. Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Jacques Philippe Albertini, 71, guilty of sexually molesting three boys and paying them up to $10 per encounter. The court ordered Albertini to pay 15 million riel ($3,750) in compensation to each of the boys, all aged 12 at the time they were abused
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Critics Say NEC in Need of Complete Overhaul
The ongoing failure of the National Election committee (NEC) have proved that it is both unwilling and fundamentally incapable of fulfilling its role as an independent, non-partisan body guaranteeing free and fair and transparent elections in Cambodia, election monitors and analysts said yesterday.
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Public Hearing to Be Held Over Unsealed Election Documents
The Constitutional Council of Cambodia yesterday said it would hold a public hearing this week between National Election Committee (NEC) and the CNRP after the opposition complained that the NEC has used unsealed –and possibly doctored-polling records to investigate election irregularities.
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Facebook Releases Report on Government Requests
Facebook on Tuesday for the first time released a report showing the number of requests about its users that it has received from government agencies around the globe. The report covers the first six months of 2013, ending on June 30, and notes that government groups in 74 countries demanded information about more than 37,954 accounts on Facebook.
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CNRP Threatens NEC With Suit Over Election Irregularities
The opposition CNRP yesterday day threatened to sue the National Election Committee (NEC) over alleged election irregularities during the July 28 ballot-which both the ruling CPP and CNRP claim to have won, though the NEC’s results support a CPP victory.
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Still at Large, Chhouk Bundith Has Case Sent to Appeal Court
The Appeal Court has received the case of former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith, who was convicted in June for shooting and injuring three female garment workers but remains at large despite and 18-months sentence, court officials said yesterday.
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Police Presence Light at Rowdy CNRP Rally in Freedom Park
Police maintained a subtle, and mostly unarmed, presence at a rowdy opposition rally that filed Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park yesterday, despite persistent tensions over last month’s contest national election and a beefed-up security presence around city.
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Cambodian opposition: Probe vote or face protests
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy told thousands of supporters Monday that his party will stage massive protests around the country unless an independent committee begins investigating alleged irregularities in last month’s election.
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New map illustrates election results
Phnom Penh (The Cambodia Herald)- The Australian National University has posted a map of the results of last month's elections on its website showing the different levels of popular support for the ruling and opposition parties in all provinces.
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CNRP Decries NEC’s Use of Unsealed Voter Documents
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday publicly released official election documents from Kratie province after receiving orders to investigate allegation of electoral fraud, though a substantial amount of the evidence was unsealed, raising fears the documents had been tampered with.
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Man Arrested in Brutal Rape-Murder of 9-Year-Old in Kampot
Police in Kampot province arrested a 25-year-old man yesterday for robbing, raping and brutally killing a 9-year-old-girl on Saturday night.
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CNRP Say Rally’s Size Could Exceed Government’s Demands
With a major opposition rally planned for this afternoon in Phnom Penh, City Hall and Minister of Interior officials were at odds with CNRP leader yesterday over how many people would be allowed to attend the event.
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Right Group Calls for New Before Election Finalized
Right Group Licadho on Saturday called for a widespread recounting for ballots from last months contested national election and a revote at some polling stations due to an “alarming” number irregularities recorded by its observers.
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Rainsy Asks for Election Documents to Be Stored Safely
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has written a letter to National Election Committee (NEC) President Im Suosdey requesting that the original copies of important election-day document be stored in a safe place for fear they could be tampered with.
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Peace a Priority as Officials Prepare for CNRP Rally Security
With the opposition CNRP expecting at least 10,000 people to turn out for a rally in Phnom Penh on Monday, a military official said yesterday that any attempt to disturb the peace would not be tolerated.
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