In the money at CNRP rally
Thousands of opposition supporters at Freedom Park cheered in a near-ecstatic frenzy yesterday as Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy compared the demonstration to those held by the ruling party with an eye to the bottom line.
“The [Cambodian People’s Party] uses money to pay people to come,” Rainsy shouted into the microphone. “When we have a demonstration, people bring enough money so that we have enough money for 100 more protests.”
On the first of three planned mass CNRP demonstrations, supporters from all walks of life seeking an inquiry into July’s disputed national election results, indeed, showed their solidarity with their pocketbooks yesterday. …
“I cannot count, because there’s so much,” said volunteer Choun Saream, who stood behind a table, collecting donations under a tent set up a couple of metres from the stage. Individual donations he saw ranged from $1 to $50, he added. …
Sean Teehan and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
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