Hun Sen is not joking about “the thieves, the ghosts and the Youns”

Cambodge Soir

18-09-2008

Sam Rainsy might be subject to new legal proceedings for having insulted the CPP deputies from the National Assembly.

Next time Sam Rainsy might think twice before making such remarks. Hun Sen responded to the speech of the opposition leader, who was criticising the election “frauds” from July and describing the future lower house as being “a group of thieves, ghosts and Youns (editor’s note: Vietnamese)”. This isn’t a threat, but what you’re saying is an unforgivable insult. The National Assembly should be filing a complaint”, said an upset Prime Minister while he remained vague concerning another possible court action from the 90 CPP elected representatives.

Sam Rainsy has already been sentenced to pay 10 million riel for insulting remarks towards the three highest CPP officials, by the National Election Committee. This verdict was later confirmed by the Constitutional Council.

Taking advantage of this occasion, the Prime Minister said that the opposition had sent a messenger in order to negotiate a position of Vice-President, plus four more positions of President of the Parliamentary Commission, out of a total of nine. “ It’s disgraceful to ask the thieves to share the power”, said Hun Sen, who clearly didn’t seem worried about the development of the parliamentary opening, despite the threats of boycott from the SRP and the HRP because there’s no set quorum for the first session.