SRP agrees that CPP consolidates its grip of power in the RGC at the expense of Funcinpec

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Government Denies Asian Human Rights Report On CPP's Power Grab
Thida Win
Phnom Penh
19/07/2006


The Cambodian government high ranking officials immediately react to
Asia human rights organizations' reports condemning the Cambodian
People's Party (CPP) of grabbing power, and saying that this report is
false and does not understand the situation in Cambodia.

Thirty three Asia human rights organizations including 2 human rights
organizations in Cambodia, Licadho and Adhoc issued a joint report
Monday, criticizing the CPP of grabbing political power by removing
royalist FUNCINPEC party officials, and wielding more power without
having to face any opposition.

Government spokesman and minister of information Khieu Kanharith
dismisses the reports, saying that those charges were based on
newspapers articles and copied a number of local organizations'
reports. He says that those criticisms have no bearings on the CPP's
name, which on the other hand has indeed made this party politically
benefited from the people.

The dominance in Cambodian politics of both the CPP and Prime Minister
Hun Sen made respect for human rights to falter and led to widespread
corruption, and it is no coincidence that human rights situation
deteriorates.

This deterioration happened at a time when CPP increases its power, as
shown in about 50 cases where deputy provincial governors held by the
FUNCINPEC members were abolished with no known replacements. In 19
cases, 11 were replaced by the CPP members.

Licadho director Pung Chhiv Kek says that the report shows the ruling
government's weak point, and that this government should remedy its
faults.

Opposition Sam Rainsy party (SRP) legislator Keo Remy supports this
report, saying high ranking and low ranking officials are from the CPP.


Prime Minister Hun Sen's CPP lately has been criticized by NGOs
officials, after recent political nuance having severe effects on
FUNCINPEC party's reforms, which is a party in the government alliance.
Prince Norodom Ranariddh is FUNCINPEC party's President.

FUNCINPEC's adviser on public affairs Oak Socheat says that we cannot
put the blame on Mr. Hun Sen consolidating power alone because we have
amended the Constitution using 50 plus one formula, therefore the power
is in the ruling party.

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