NZ concerned by dissolution of Cambodian opposition party
Rt Hon Winston Peters Foreign Affairs
The New Zealand government is dismayed by the recent
decision of Cambodian authorities to dissolve the
country’s main opposition party, the Cambodian National
Rescue Party, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters
says.
“New Zealand is a long-standing partner of
Cambodia, and this latest blow to Cambodia’s democracy is
deeply concerning.
“There is now a serious
question over the legitimacy of Cambodia’s
general election next year, in which Prime Minister Hun
Sen will stand largely unchallenged,” Mr Peters says.
“New Zealand calls on Prime Minister Hun Sen to
urgently restore freedom of expression and political choice
for the people of Cambodia.”
The dissolution of
the Cambodian National Rescue Party is the latest in a
series of concerning actions in the country, including the
ongoing detention of the Cambodian National Rescue Party’s
leader, Kem
Sokha.
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