Cambodian opposition to defy gov’t ban on rallies during commune election campaign
Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy said Thursday that the party will defy a government ban on rallies during a two-week commune council election campaign, which kicks off on Friday. “The ban is a violation of the law on election, which states that eligible political parties have rights to hold election campaign to propagandize about their parties’ political platforms, ” he said in a news conference. “On Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. ( local time), we will gather at Freedom Park (the capital’s designated protest site), or nearby Freedom Park and then march through streets.” …
Xinhuanet News Staff
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