5 April 2014
Government of Cambodia
has expressed its regret and condemned the main opposition Cambodia National
Rescue Party (CNRP)’s President Sam Rainsy over his letter in response to His
Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni’s royal message for the 2nd session of the 5th
legislature of the National Assembly.
According to the
statement, in his letter, Sam Rainsy called the current NA established on 23 September
2013 is a mono-party NA, which neither represents the whole Cambodian citizens
nor reflects their true will because the number of parliamentarians who
attended the first NA session could not reach 120 as stated in the
Constitution. His comments really violated His Majesty the King and treaded the
principles of Rule of Law of Cambodia.
This letter strongly
violated and affected the honor and fame of His Majesty the King as stated
clearly in the Articles 7 and 8 of the Constitution – “the King shall be
inviolable” and “the King of Cambodia shall be a symbol of unity and eternity
of the nation and the guarantor of the national independence, sovereignty, and
territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia the protector of rights and
freedom for all citizens.
This letter incited
and urged His Majesty the King to act in contradiction of the Constitution, and
this equals to constitutional coup d’etat, and especially it is an insult and
an opposition to the resolution of the Constitutional Council on 22 July 2013
saying that the number of 120 parliamentarians is not related to the opening of
the first NA session under the royal chairmanship of His Majesty the King.
Moreover, the process of the NA was made in accordance with the new Article 82
of the Constitution and the new Article 5 (II) of the NA’s regulation that
needs only the absolute majority (50%+1) of the total elected parliamentarians
for the first session of the NA. At the same time, the NA can open the first
session and other plenary sessions and approve any issues which need the
absolute majority as stipulated in the new Article 88 (II) of the Constitution,
including the formation of the new RGC.
His act which violated
the resolution of the Constitutional Council, could face a punishment in
accordance with the Article 36 of the law on the organization and functioning
of the Constitutional Council. The government will consider strict measure
against him in order to protect the national motto “Nation, Religion, King” and
the dignity of the national society, stressed the statement.
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