Cambodian Opposition Wraps Up Election Protest Rally
Cambodian opposition supporters have wrapped up three days of peaceful protests against the results of this year’s parliamentary elections. Led by opposition leader Sam Rainsy, an estimated 20,000 cheering demonstrators marched to several foreign embassies in Phnom Penh asking for international intervention in the Cambodian political standoff. A petition with nearly two million thumb prints was delivered to the missions of France, China, the U.S., Britain and other countries. … The ruling party has rejected the idea of an international inquiry, but government spokesman Phay Siphan said officials did not try to prevent the opposition from taking the petition to foreign embassies. “In terms of pressure on foreign embassies, we, the government, has encouraged foreign embassies here to accept the opposition petitions and they can do whatever they think is right,” he said. ….
VOA Khmer News Staff
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