Hun Sen, Cambodia's longtime ruler, warned opposition parties not to challenge the result of June 4th local elections or they could be dissolved.
Nhek Bun Chhay told VOA Khmer last week that the allegations against him were untrue and a “misunderstanding”.
The CPP won the majority of seats at the commune election on June 4, which also saw the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party secure a greater share of the vote.
Some 2,000 workers went on strike at the factory following the commune elections on June 4.
Sixteen opposition members and activists have been detained along with four human rights workers, an election official and a prominent land rights activist.
Ny Chakrya is one of five suspects who were detained over allegations that they had bribed a witness in a case against opposition leader Kem Sokha.
Hang Puthea, NEC spokesman, on Tuesday apologized for the delay in an interview with VOA on Tuesday.
Election observers have opted to wait until the official results are announced before commenting on the quality of the election process.
Cambodia, a member of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since 1995, endorsed the Paris deal.
The building became an iconic Phnom Penh landmark after it was designed by Van Molyvann in the 1960s as low-cost, attractive social housing.
Observers say about 800,000 workers had been unable to travel, the majority of whom were migrants.
Up to 90 percent of those registered to vote cast a ballot in the commune elections, according to an updated early estimates and election observers.
Two reporters of the Cambodia Daily were reporting from Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district last month when the alleged violations are claimed to have taken place.
Unofficial results by government-aligned Fresh News suggested the CPP had won 1,163 commune chief seats compared to 482 for the CNRP and one for the Khmer National Unity Party.
ក្រោយពេលដែលការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតនៅតាមបណ្តា២៥ខេត្ត ក្រុង បានបិទនៅវេលាម៉ោង៣រសៀល មន្ត្រីការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតបានចាប់ផ្តើមរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតនៅតាមការិយាល័យនីមួយៗ ជាបន្តបន្ទាប់។
ការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំសង្កាត់អាណត្តិទី០៤ បានប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅថ្ងៃទី០៤ មិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជិត៨លាននាក់ទូទាំងខេត្តក្រុងនិងមន្រ្តីគ្រប់ជាន់ថ្នាក់បានទៅចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោតតាមការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតក្នុងសហគមន៍របស់ខ្លួនដើម្បីជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់សម្រាប់អាណត្តិទី០៤៕
The government dismissed Amnesty’s findings, saying it was an attempt to influence the forthcoming local elections, which will take place on Sunday.
The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia issued a statement condemning the publication of an image of the journalist passport by information minister Khieu Kanharith via his Facebook page.
Keo Sophat, 54, the current commune chief and ruling CPP candidate, is squaring off against Kem Tola, 30, the opposition CNRP candidate.
ព័ត៌មានផ្សេងទៀត
