Soldiers trucked in to vote in "remote" Siem Reap commune

[geovalin]

Shaun Turton

 

Ta Siem commune, Svay Leu district, Siem Reap province

Several hundred soldiers have travelled from Cambodia’s northern border in Preah Vihear province to vote today in Siem Reap’s remote Ta Siem commune, a tight electoral battleground in Svay Leu district previously held by the opposition, according to members of the unit speaking from the area this morning.

 

As voters began casting their ballots to elect commune representatives at about 7:30am, a soldier who identified himself as “Sovanara” in Intervention Brigade 9, which is based in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district, told the Post about 800 troops had arrived in Ta Siem in recent days.

 

He pointed out that many large groups of men milling about outside a polling station at Samdech Techo Hun Sen primary school in Trapeang Thmor village were from his unit.

 

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[phycokiller]

tricky stuff

[farcanell]

17 hours ago, phycokiller said:

tricky stuff

Indeed.

 

back home you can vote anywhere, but it's a "postal vote" and still gets forwarded to the area of your residence... so no foul

 

here? Who knows... perhaps it vote rigging, perhaps not... but it does seem a long way to travel to submit a vote , if it was simply going to be forwarded to your own electorate.