Battambang official files campaign complaint against CNRP
A deputy commune chief in Battambang City filed a complaint Monday with the provincial election committee (PEC), accusing the CNRP of failing to inform him when they publicly screened a political video in his commune on May 6 and 7. “I have received this complaint,” said Keo Sina, who sits on the Battambang PEC, regarding the complaint filed by Suon Sokhen, deputy chief of Svay Por commune. “The CNRP does not respect the Election Law. They did not ask authorities of [Svay Por] commune to campaign there or to show the video in public,” he said. Although the opposition did have permission from the PEC to carry out its campaign in Battambang, it should have also received clearance from commune officials for specific activities, Mr. Sina added. On the evening of May 6, a team of CNRP officials and activists led by Mu Sochua, the party’s top lawmaker-elect in the province, began screening politically charged footage via a truck-mounted projector at a number of locations around Battambang City, including Svay Por commune. …
Sek Odom and Matt Blomberg
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