Crushing protests, CPP has abandoned constitution
King Norodom Sihamoni has not declared a state of emergency in Cambodia. But that hasn’t stopped the CPP government of Prime Minister Hun Sen from disregarding the Constitution in its effort to stamp out demonstrations and political dissent in Phnom Penh.
Facing mass rallies calling for the resignation of Mr. Hun Sen, and industrial action for better wages in the garment sector, the ruling CPP has taken the law into its own hands by suspending the Constitution’s guarantees of freedom of assembly, association and peaceful demonstration for the citizens of Cambodia. …
Colin Meyn and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/crushing-protests-cpp-has-abandoned-constitution-50358/
