Autistic son of jailed Cambodian opposition member attacked
The 30th attack on CNRP members and their families leaves 16-year-old Kak Sovannachey with a fractured skull
Updated: April 28, 2021 07:46 AM GMT
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Prum Chantha and her son Kak Sovannachey sit at a Buddhist temple near Prey Sar Prison in Phnom Penh in October 2020. (Photo: Radio Free Asia)
The autistic son of a jailed member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was attacked with a brick by two men on a motorbike while traveling with his mother, leaving him with a fractured skull.
Radio Free Asia (RFA) said the attack on Kak Sovannachey, the 16-year-old son of former senior CNRP member Kak Komphear, was the 30th on CNRP members and their families over the past year.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
With the stroke of a pen, King Norodom Sihamoni reinstated the political careers of seven former officials of the Cambodia National Rescue Party last weekend, matching the Supreme Court’s alacrity to disband the popular party in 2017.
Of the seven officials, two – former lawmaker Yem Ponhearith and Kem Sokha aide Muth Chantha – are being watched closely for their next move.
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Ex-CNRP members seek re-entry into politics
Sat, 17 April 2021
Seven former members of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) are seeking political rehabilitation through the Ministry of Interior ahead of the commune and national elections in 2022 and 2023.
According to a letter sent by interior minister Sar Kheng to Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 13, the seven – all former members of the CNRP s Standing Committee and board – had sent a request to the ministry seeking reinstatement of their political rights before the date specified in the Supreme Court verdict barring them from politics for five years.
They include former lawmaker Yem Ponhearith; ex-CNRP president Kem Sokha s cabinet chief Muth Chantha; and party members Chum Chandarin, Tuot Yoeun, Lat Ly Tey, Long Kim Khorn, and Yong Daneth.
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PHNOM PENH
Seven former Cambodia National Rescue Party officials, including a few close aides of former party president Kem Sokha, were granted political amnesty and allowed to reenter the political arena.
King Norodom Sihamoni on Saturday signed royal decrees, allowing the seven former CNRP senior members to participate in political activity. Most notably, former CNRP lawmaker Yem Ponhearith and Kem Sokha’s chief of staff, Muth Chantha, will now restart their political careers.
The five others are former lawmakers Lat Litai and Tout Khoeut and party executive members Chum Chandarin, Long Kimkhorn, and Yang Phannet.
The Supreme Court in 2017 dissolved the CNRP for allegedly attempting to overthrow the Cambodian People’s Party government in a so-called color revolution. The high court also banned 118 of the party’s senior leaders for five years.