The Hun Sen government must resign
because of its inability to effectively defend Cambodia’s territorial
integrity in the face of a dangerous aggression by Thailand in the areas
surrounding Preah Vihear temple and other smaller temples in the north
and northwest of the country.
The only effective way to defend
Cambodia against any foreign aggression is through peaceful means,
notably by calling for the implementation of the 1991 Paris Agreements
on Cambodia.
On several occasions, Members of
Parliament from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party have proposed to the
Government to call on all the signatories of the Paris Agreements to
respect their obligations as stated in the Agreements, but to no avail.
Most recently, on 6 June 2011, a
group of opposition MPs officially wrote to Prime Minister Hun Sen
asking him to elaborate on the reasons why he had refused to consider
this most legitimate and most reasonable proposal (see below our 8 May
2011 statement “Hun Sen to explain why his government has yet to call
for the implementation of the Paris Agreements”).
But as of today, the government
has not bothered to reply to our request for explanation, a request
which we made in our capacity as elected representatives of the people.
This constitutes a serious violation of the Constitution, whose Article
96 stipulates that the government must respond to any letter from any
Member of Parliament within seven days.
The Hun Sen government has shown
its inability to resolve the dangerous border crisis with Thailand, to
defend Cambodia’s territorial integrity and to avoid bloodshed. It has
shown its incompetence in handling international relations and in
ensuring the implementation of relevant international treaties. The Hun
Sen government must all the more resign from office after showing its
disrespect for the country’s supreme law regarding relations between
Government and Parliament.
SRP Members of Parliament
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