Norodom Ranariddh Party Accused (Authority) of Threats

21st March 2008
By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia

Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
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The Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) in Banteay Meanchey province alleged that there are threats against its local officials.The allegations followed a report which claimed that five NRP party signs were destroyed by four agents of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on the night of 19th March at Teuk Cho commune in Preah Net Preah district and another incident which happened yesterday when the agents of the Military Police stopped two trucks carrying officials of the NRP who had returned from a meeting in Preah Net Preah district.

The party’s statement released today stated that seven heavily armed military policemen had stopped the trucks carrying the NRP officials on the spot in Preah Net Preah for 30 minutes to search for illegal weapons.The statement further stated that the authority’s actions constituted threats because the search was carried out only on the trucks carrying the NRP officials and other vehicles were allowed to go freely and were not stopped or searched.

The NRP’s statement has appealed to human rights groups and the Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights in Cambodia to take actions to protect the civil rights and political rights of all Khmer citizens.