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I joined the march of sending more than one million thumbprints and signatures to the National Assembly on Friday morning, 16 May with more than 100 people from different local organizations in Cambodia. The march started from Phnom Penh Center toward to the National Assembly. One million thumbprints and signatures had been collected in 19 provinces and municipalities in an attempt to call for the government to enact the long-waiting anti-corruption law.
I walked with all of them. At the mean time, there were a lot of journalists to make report. When we arrived at the gate of National Assembly, the gate closed and then we were waiting outside. Later, there were 10 representatives who were the directors to be allowed to enter into the Assembly building in order to meet with the member of Assembly’s commission on human rights and complaints reception. All journalists were not allowed to go into Assembly’s campus to report; they were waiting outside of Assembly.
I and other participants waited and saw the result of NGOs’ representatives’ meeting with member of lawmakers whether they would accept all reams of papers containing the more than one million thumbprints and signatures to be stacked in 12 cyclos.
And then the representatives came back after meeting with lawmakers and reported to all journalists and participants that they were sorry that the lawmakers agreed to accept only the petitions had companying statements and a poster bearing photographic image of the signatures and thumbprint. But more than one million of thumbprints and signatures declined to accept and they ordered to send back and to be kept at NGO’s office.
That is photo of me standing in front of Phnom Penh Center Building by wearing T-shirt and Cap bearing “Clean Hand†or “Saatsaamâ€.
The both are president of Licadho and Adhoc organization holding the banner by saying that “Cambodian people demand the adoption of anti-corruption soonâ€
12 cyclos were carrying the more than one million thumbprints/ signatures toward to the National Assembly.
A crowd of participants wearing T-shirt and Cap by bearing the word “Clean Hand†or “Saatsaamâ€.
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Great job!!!i have seen the campaign years ago!!!My friend has one Tshirt. I really love it.I would have joined too if i had been there
Vutha , give me 1 t-shit ban te , i want the black color na
Congratulation!
Hope that the new mandate Parlimentarians/lawmakers sit start their 1st session with this draft law and hopefully will become bill sooner.
Hey Chharda, I am sorry i do not have this T-shirt that is not produced by my organization. It is not black color but the blue one.
Every one always hope that the draft anti-corruption law will be passed after the new government will be formed.
I hope you guys’ contribution will make a big different. Thanks to all of you.
i want a New Policy change for Cambodia(n), Justice and Fully of Freedom. i am so glad ur the one of thos participant.
keep to good work going. There should be no more excuse for the 3rd mandate parliament to spend any more time perfecting the anti-corruption draft. by the way, the walk must have been very short – PP center to NA.