CAMBODIA'S ROYAL PARDON FOR OPPOSITION LEADER A STEP TOWARDS RECONCILIATION -- UN EXPERT

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CAMBODIA'S ROYAL PARDON FOR OPPOSITION LEADER A STEP TOWARDS
RECONCILIATION -- UN EXPERT
New York, Jul 15 2013 10:00AM
A United Nations independent expert today welcomed Cambodia's royal
pardon of opposition leader Sam Rainsy which was granted ahead of the
elections in the country later this month, saying this represented an
important step towards reconciliation.

"I was very pleased to learn that the royal pardon was granted by His
Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia, at the request of
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen," the Special Rapporteur on the
situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi,
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13538&LangID=E">said.

"I now hope that with this development, the Government will take the
necessary action in order to allow Sam Rainsy to play a full part in
the national politics of Cambodia."

Mr. Rainsy, the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP),
was tried in absentia in January 2010 on charges of destruction of
property and racial incitement and sentenced to two years'
imprisonment in one case and 10 years' imprisonment in another, and
had remained in exile.

Mr. Subedi had previously stressed the importance of a level playing
field for all political parties to compete on an equal footing, and
had called for a solution to allow Mr. Rainsy to play a full role in
Cambodian politics.

"Today I applaud the Royal Government of Cambodia for having taken
this important step towards reconciliation, which is in the interests
of stronger and deeper democratization of Cambodia," he added.

Special rapporteurs are appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to
examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human
rights theme. The positions are honorary and the experts are not UN
staff, nor are they paid for their work.
Jul 15 2013 10:00AM
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