Ministry Says no to CNRP ceremony at Tuol Sleng

9 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Constitution and rights / Government / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts / Social development
Cambodia National Rescue Party / Chamroeun Vantha / Choeung Ek Genocidal Center / CNRP / Ho Vann / Long Dimanche / Ministry of Culture / Pa Socheatvong / Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday rejected the opposition CNRP’s request to hold a ceremony at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum for those who died under the Khmer Rouge. In a letter dated Monday to the CNRP, Chamroeun Vantha, director general of the Culture Ministry’s administration department, said permission for the CNRP to hold the April 17 event at the museum could not be granted due to the recent ban on public gatherings. ... “The Ministry of Culture is not able to give permission to the CNRP as this ceremony appears to be a gathering of people, so they should have asked for permission from the authorities first,” the letter reads. ...

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