Hun Sen Calls On CPP Voters To Defend His Government
Speaking two weeks after crushing opposition party demonstrations demanding his resignation, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday called on supporters of his ruling CPP to prepare to stand up against any group aiming to overthrow his government. “All of you who voted for the CPP, be ready to oppose all acts that lack responsibility and have the characteristics of a coup,” Mr. Hun Sen said during a ceremony marking the opening of an orphanage in Kratie province. “Having the intention to overthrow [my government] cannot be accepted,” he said, adding that anybody who wished to challenge his rule would not be “spared.” Mr. Hun Sen also said that if his CPP supporters did decide to come onto the street, they should turn out in force. … Despite his government suspending the constitutional right to freedom of assembly and demonstration two weeks ago, Mr. Hun Sen on Saturday insisted that a resolution to the ongoing political crisis between the CPP and CNRP must strictly adhere to the very Constitution he has suspended. “Any demand that is contradictory to the Constitution is unacceptable,” Mr. Hun Sen said, adding that the CNRP should end their boycott of the National Assembly, which has lasted for nearly four months, in order to resolve the post-election deadlock. …
Hul Reaksmey
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