SRP Party and Human Rights Organization Accuse CPP of Coercing People to Joint it

SRP Party and Human Rights Organization Accuse CPP of Coercing People
to Joint it
Mony
Phnom Penh
22/08/2006


Opposition party and Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR) officials
accuse Takeo province's officials from Prime Minister Hun Sen's
Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of forcing people to join this party,
saying it is illegal.

This accusation is made prior to the upcoming second communal election
scheduled to be held in April 2007, believed to be important, second
only to the national election.

In this election, the grassroot communal council members are chosen.
Takeo province supportive Sam Rainsy party (SRP) working group chief,
Mao Sophal told VOA that the village chief forced the local people to
have their fingerprints on their party's membership papers, meaning the
ruling party Cambodian People's party (CPP). He says that the chief
told his villagers that they will risk not having water for the dry
season farming if they refuse. The CPP membership cites loyalty, and
sufferings in case of treason.

Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR) investigation officer, Chhim
Savuth calls the practice illegal, saying that some villagers agreed to
fingerprint the documents, while others refused. He says that there was
not any concrete or serious coercion, but only that the people should
have their fingerprints on the membership lists, if not they will not
have water for their dry season farming.

This kind of aspect looks like a coercion.

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