Planned rally too large, city officials say
City Hall yesterday rejected the opposition party’s request to hold a Sunday rally with 20,000 supporters, saying it was unable to provide security for participants. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has scheduled a “party congress” to be held in Freedom Park on Sunday, with a mass demonstration scheduled for later this month. Speaking after a meeting held between the municipality and the opposition, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said officials had deemed they could allow a maximum of 10,000 protesters and that the party must request permission from the Interior Ministry if it planned to exceed that number. “At the rally, they must not use [the] forum to attack the King or the royal government,” Dimanche said, adding that the party was instructed not to march. …
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