CNRP appeals for protest protection go unheeded

Government officials yesterday remained noncommittal as to whether they would provide extra security to the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which reiterated requests over the weekend for protection from pro-ruling party protesters should they demonstrate against the opposition in response to a planned anti-Hun Sen rally in the US today.

In a letter dated February 12, addressed to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, the opposition asks for support from Cambodia’s security forces given the recent threats made by pro-government supporters of protests against CNRP leaders should planned anti-government rallies greet Prime Minister Hun Sen at the start of a two-day US-ASEAN summit in Sunnylands, California, today.

“If there is no action from the competent authorities, the CNRP leaders and members may be exposed to physical abuse, anywhere, if the [threats of] demonstrations come true,” the letter signed by CNRP acting president Kem Sokha reads.

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