LES 6
COMMANDEMENTS		 COURRI@L    2004 THE 6
COMMANDMENTS


SPECIAL
CHEA SIM BECOMES BETTER THAN RANARIDDH
14 JUILLET 2004

PHNOM PENH — Police loyal to Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen have forced the country’s acting head of state to flee the country in an apparent purge inside the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). CPP president Chea Sim, who heads a rival party faction, was removed after he refused to sign a controversial bill aimed at resolving a year-long political crisis.
“They used the police forces under [national police chief] Hok Lundy to surround the house of Chea Sim” in the early hours of the morning, Agence France-Presse reported, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source. “Negotiations occurred and the deal was that he had to leave the country with General Hok Lundy escorting him out. They forced him out of the country.” (...) Opposition leader Sam Rainsy meanwhile said he too had left Cambodia and described events there as "a real coup d'etat." He also vowed to rally international opposition to the new government. [Radio Free Asia]


Armed police and dogs in
front of Chea Sim's house
Photo © 2004 RFA

Traffic jam as the street in front of
Chea Sim's house is blocked by police
Photo © 2004 RFA

Door to the
Cambodian Senate is locked
Photo © 2004 RFA


LES SIX
COMMANDEMENTS		 REFORMING
OUR BUDDHISM		 ROMAN
POLITIQUE		 DIEU vs
BOUDDHA		 GRAMMAR
Introduction		 COURRI@L 2004
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