PM lauds military for handling of protests
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday praised the country’s armed forces for their handling of last year’s election and its deadly aftermath, saying problems they met in 2013 were solved “successfully”. Speaking at the Ministry of Interior’s annual meeting, Hun Sen avoided mentioning the fatal shooting of a man by security forces at Phnom Penh’s Kbal Thnal overpass in September, choosing to discuss violence only in terms of “planned” and “damaging” opposition protests. … Political analyst Kem Ley said it was a good idea to defend the constitution, but added that Hun Sen’s government itself had violated it by banning people from holding public demonstrations since security forces shot dead four people during a garment strike in early January. …
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