Chitchat Supreme Court Dissolves Main Oppie Party! Country Now Ruled By Old Fart PM And Ruling Party Only!

[JohnTan]

Cambodia's Supreme Court court ordered the dissolution of the country's main opposition party Thursday, a move observers say marks another disturbing blow to democracy.

In its ruling, the court banned more than 100 members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) from politics for five years for conspiring with foreigners to stage a revolution, effectively paving the way for longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's governing Cambodian People's Party (CPP) to run unopposed in next year's national elections.

The move drew swift condemnation from advocacy groups and the wider international community.
"Democracy died in Cambodia today and it's hard to see it reviving so long as Hun Sen, in power for 32 years, remains as prime minister," Brad Adams, the Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said in a news release. "This is a watershed moment."

Hun praised the decision in a televised address Thursday, noting that the country has many political parties -- though only the CPP and CNRP won seats in the most recent national election.
"This decision will ensure the peace, stability, independence and sovereignty," he said. "The government will commit to protecting the liberal multi-party democratic process and the rule of law."

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/17/asia/cambodia-opposition-party-dissolved/index.html

 

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