CP files ‘harassment’ petition yet again to Justice Ministry

The Candlelight Party (CP) has submitted another petition claiming harassment of party officials to the Ministry of Justice seeking the intervention of Minister Keut Rith. The party’s working group submitted the letter to Rith yesterday, said CP vice-president Son Chhay.

He said he was happy that the Ministry of Justice team had received the CP official’s petition, but was disappointed that ministry officials did not assure that there would be a solution for CP. The complaint filed was about local authorities who had harassed or unjustly detained CP party officials including summons issued by the court and questioning by local police.

He said the summoning of local CP activists and officials is within the jurisdiction of the provincial and municipal courts but “the Ministry of Justice is the guardian of the court and they have the right to intervene in the persecution”.

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