Cambodian opposition asked to halt petition in public places
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Phnom Penh City Hall has asked the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to stop collecting thumbprints in public areas as part of a petition to protest the July election it say was rigged to return Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian Peop
“Over the past few days, Cambodia National Rescue Party activists have collected thumbprints from their supporters in marketplaces, public places and at the homes of Phnom Penh residents,” Phnom Penh deputy governor Khuong Sreng said in a statement on Tuesday.
Claiming that the petition was disrupting public order and the daily life and business of residents, the deputy governor called on the opposition to collect thumbprints only at offices.
Official results of the July 28 election gave the ruling Cambodian People’s Party 68 seats in parliament, ahead of the 55 seats won by the CNRP.
The CNRP plans to collect 3.5 million thumbprints to present to the UN and international community on October 23, the day it plans hold another mass protest at Democratic Park.
