Ranariddh is barking at the wrong tree

FUNCINPEC President Considers Removing One of His Party Member
Reaksmey Heng
Phnom Penh
24/08/2006


Royalist Funcinpec party's president, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, is
considering plan to have one of his party's members removed after this
member verbally attacked him earlier this week.

The verbal attack was a surprise to FUNCINPEC officials. Although the
prince did not mention the person he considers removing, but it is
believed to be Funcinpec's top official, and Minister of Rural
Development, Mr. Lu Lay Sreng.

Informing his party members in Prey Veng province Thursday, Prince
Ranariddh says that he returned to unite his party, and does not wish
to remove any member, but that if this official plans to celebrate by
hosting a 50-table party, then he may just go ahead and fire this
FUNCINPEC official.

Mr. Lu Lay Sreng cannot be reached for comment Thursday. However he
expressed his discontentment with the prince Tuesday, during a press
conference by seriously attacking the prince's leadership.

Mr. Lu Lay Sreng says that it will be difficult to remove him from the
party, warning that his supporters will not like it. It is not known
why Mr. Lu criticizes Funcinpec party leader after having served this
party as a top official for so long.

Funcinpec's secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay has no comment on Mr. Lu
Lay Sreng's position.

Opposition Sam Rainsy party's (SRP) acting general secretary, Meng Rita
speculates that Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP)
support Mr. Lu Lay Sreng by encouraging him to attack the prince.

Government spokesman and Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith
dismisses this charge, saying the CPP will not benefit from Funcinpec
party's internal conflict.

Prince Ranariddh's Funcinpec party faced internal rift after its leader
left Cambodia and stayed abroad until his recent return

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