Reporter told to "Shut up" by Council of Ministers spokesman

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Reporter told to "Shut up" by Council of Ministers spokesman

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EP rep chides government ‘attacks’ on NGOs
http://m.phnompenhpost.com/national/ep- ... tacks-ngos
Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan shot back yesterday, saying the government had “proof” some NGOs were supporting the opposition and “cheated the public by hiding their own political identity”.

If the NGOs ignored his “warning”, he said, the matter could be taken to court.

“I’m not going to release that [proof] to the public,” he said. Asked why he wouldn’t do so, he told a reporter to “shut up” before hanging up the phone.

Naly Pilorge, deputy director for advocacy at Licadho, rejected the allegations.

“We support and assist people and communities who are victims of human rights abuses or victimised by state institutions regardless of their gender or ethnicity or their political beliefs or their ages,” she said.

“We are willing to meet government or court officials if they wish clarifications.”

Lochbihler also criticised the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations, which she said did not meet international standards for civil society freedoms.

Lochbihler said the European Parliament was in the process of collecting information about human rights violations in Cambodia and would push for their consideration in United Nations resolutions or the potential cancellation of preferred trade agreements between Cambodia and the EU.

According to Lochbihler, these negotiations were envisaged for the first half of 2018 before upcoming national elections.

“We, the European Union, will keep an eye on Cambodia until the 2018 elections,” she said.
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Re: Reporter told to "Shut up" by Council of Ministers spokesman

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Oh, so that's why he told the reporter to shut up. They had no evidences.

Government Spokesman Admits to NGO Scare

https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/gove ... re-131115/
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak’s pre-election warning that some NGOs and their leaders were being watched for illegally aiding the opposition was a threat designed to frighten them, General Sopheak said on Wednesday, as civil society groups warily condemned the statements.

“I just said the Interior Ministry started an investigation because we wanted to threaten those organizations to be scared,” he said. “Otherwise they will do anything they want that breaks the law.”
Or did they buckle from the threat that the EU will be watching them?
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