UN intervention twice quells violence
The intervention of the United Nations in two violent clashes between police and protesters on Sunday was as much of a surprise to the opposition party as to bewildered onlookers, a party spokesman said. Officers from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights made a dramatic public entrance into the post-election fray on Sunday afternoon when a white SUV from their office pulled up in front of police barricades at Sisowath Quay to wild applause after authorities clashed with demonstrators. “OHCHR-Cambodia was on the scene and spoke with the Police Commisioner about ways to prevent further eruptions of violence,” country representative Wan-Hea Lee said via email. …
Kevin Ponniah
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