Hun Sen’s Son Says CNRP Is Paying Protesters

Hun Manith, the second son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, has suggested that the large turnout at the CNRP’s eighth consecutive day of marches through Phnom Penh on Sunday was the result of paying protesters to show up. An estimated 30,000 people gathered at Freedom Park on Sunday to demand that Mr. Hun Sen stand down from his position or call an election, with about 20,000 later taking to the streets in a march that lasted from 2:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Mr. Manith posted on his Facebook page on Sunday evening that the difference in the turnout when compared to the first seven days of the marches—which saw less than 10,000 people take to the streets each day—was suspicious. “I found it funny when the CNRP announced that the demonstration from 15th-21st were volunteer… The result was 1500 to 2500 protesters that showed up on average,” Mr. Manith wrote. “On 22nd December 2013, on the other hand, it is not volunteer anymore… The result 15000-20000 protestors… So what does it mean?” he asked. “To me, the CNRP has to spend quite an amount of money to attract all those people from the country side… What do you think? 20000 riel each with a complement of a lunch,” he said. …

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