Gov’t makes case to ambassadors

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Chhay Channyda and Shaun Turton

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong yesterday summoned foreign ambassadors and representatives from the United Nations for a briefing on this week’s unfolding political crisis.

Namhong, who took no questions, attempted to reassure the gathered diplomats that authorities were working to catch those responsible for Monday’s savage beating of two opposition lawmakers outside parliament at the end of a pro-ruling party protest against Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha.

He also moved to justify yesterday’s ousting of Sokha as the National Assembly’s first vice president, saying it was prompted by petitions from across the country, according to a ministry statement released after the 20-minute meeting.

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