CNRP boycott puts parliament perks at risk: CPP

Cambodia’s embattled opposition risks losing its official salaries and government-provided Lexuses if it continues to boycott sessions of the National Assembly, a ruling party spokesman said yesterday.

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party began boycotting parliamentary sessions at the end of last month when it pulled out of a vote on the national budget citing safety concerns after two of its politicians were beaten in October.

The CNRP also cited ongoing political tensions that arose from arrest warrants issued for opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who is currently in self-imposed exile after being stripped of his lawmaker status, and the ouster of deputy leader Kem Sokha as first vice president of the National Assembly.

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