Two Candlelight Officials Removed From Health Ministry, Police Academy
Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
Khan Leakhena Jun 22, 7:25 pm
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Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
A Candlelight Party commune chief-elect was arrested on Tuesday for alleged robbery in a case that dates back to 2002.
In brief, Preak Sihanouk provincial governor demands inquiry into recent gun violence. Meanwhile, the NEC is suing Son Chhay for defamation, and the apparel giant Adidas has decried police action against labor leaders in Kampong Chhnang.
Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay is the target of a $1 million complaint by the ruling party, where he is accused of impacting the CPP’s honor during an interview with Washington-based online media Cambodia Daily.
Sophoan Seng, president of Ceroc, said the dissolution of the CNRP hurt the independence of the National Election Committee and this was evident in recent complaints from the Candlelight being denied by the election body.
A Candlelight Party activist who was arrested in Battambang on Wednesday has now been charged by the court with breaking and entering. The NEC has received 85 election-related complaints.
The head of Poipet’s commune election committee said she had rejected the complaint because it didn’t identify any individuals.
Police on Wednesday morning arrested a member of the Candlelight Party in Battambang province, but would not tell reporters what the man was being charged with.
This year’s election was marked by a tidal wave of support for the ruling party. As preliminary results come in, just four out of the country’s 1,652 communes voted in opposition commune chiefs, all from the Candlelight Party.
A chorus of political parties are decrying the conduct of the June 5 commune election, with the Candlelight Party calling for reforms to the NEC to ensure a smoother process.
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