Controversial judiciary laws pass without change

13 June 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Constitution and rights / Government / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Legal and judicial reform / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Justice
Cambodian Defenders Project / CNRP / CPP / Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy / Law on the Organization of the Courts / Law on the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors / Mam Bun Neang / Ministry of Justice / National Assembly / Senate / Sok Sam Oeun / You Seangheng

With all 11 senators from the opposition boycotting their seats, the Senate on Thursday passed three controversial judiciary laws which critics say will tighten government control of the courts. The ruling CPP’s 44 senators passed the laws without change, said CPP senator and Senate spokesman Mam Bun Neang. … The laws had passed the National Assembly last month, where an ongoing opposition boycott saw them pass without debate. … Sok Sam Oeun, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project, said laws passed by a single party were inherently unfair. “I think the passage is not in compliance with the Constitution,” he said.

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