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1/7 On behalf of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), I would like to express to the European Union my deep gratitude for their effort and determination to help defend human rights and restore democracy in Cambodia.
2/7 Even though the CNRP was arbitrarily dissolved by the Hun Sen government in November 2017 to prevent it from participating in the July 2018 election, it continues to represent the will of at least half of the Cambodian people, a fact which nothing can hide.
3/7 On behalf of the Cambodians from all walks of life that the CNRP continues to speak for, I would like to confirm to the EU that the response it is considering to address the totalitarian drift - a suspension of the EBA programme - is acceptable and appropriate in our eyes.
4/7 Firstly, we condemn Mr Hun Sen’s holding the Cambodian people hostage as a way to blackmail the European Union into turning a blind eye to his ever harsher political repression with increasingly serious human rights violations.
5/7 Secondly, we would like all friends of Cambodia to know that the Cambodian people have been suffering for decades under the authoritarian Hun Sen regime, characterised by its systemic corruption, land grabbing and deforestation.
6/7 Finally, we are willing and prepared to temporarily endure some additional hardship possibly associated with a suspension of the EBA programme because we can see a better future for ourselves and our children with the restoration of democracy.
7/7 Cambodians continue to believe in the possibility of better governance for their country, thanks to the effective action from the world’s community of democratic nations in general, and the European Union in particular. #SamRainsy #Cambodia #EuropeanUnion
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