Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Penal Code amendments in the spirit of the Paris agreement

The APHR issued a statement on Feb. 5 that the Cambodian government has approved a Penal Code amendment to be affected. To the process of democracy and the Paris Peace Agreements, the main spirit for the Khmer people to end civil war ends Rock In 1991.
Analysts argue that the current parliament is an illegal state, so any amendment or legislative amendment is contrary to The Constitution is because some of the lawmakers representing parliamentarians are not citizens.
Asean MPs from ASEAN countries were shocked by the proposed amendments to the Constitution and the penal code adopted by the Council of Ministers. Recently, contrary to the spirit of the Paris Peace Agreements, October 23, 1991, and the Cambodian Constitution.
The president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for Human Rights, Charles Santiago, said in a press release on February 5 asking members of the National Assembly to Enhance the adoption of these amendments because these amendments affect the achievement of the City Peace Agreements Paris. He added that if the House approves the amendments, it will have a greater impact on the rule of law and more. Strengthen dictatorship in Cambodia.
Independent analyst Dr. Loa Mong Hay said that the draft law on the amendment of the Penal Code is contrary to the Constitution and if the Assembly approves the government proposal The new law is ineffective because the National Assembly is not legally valid after the government dissolved the CNRP.
He said that nearly half of the population still recognized the CNRP lawmakers, not FUNCINPEC members who took seats. The opposition parliament does not give the ruling party: "The King has his special immunity, and no one in the constitution Can affect No, and the penal code is sufficiently defended. "

The Council of Ministers, led by Mr. Hun Sen, the former Red Cross and the longest serving leader in Asia, approved the draft. The Penal Code amendment last week to punish anyone found guilty of insulting the King Prison for 5 years and over Depending $ 2,500. This is the second law that Hun Sen's government proposes to amend the constitution. The government has also approved amendments, with Hun Sen wanting to appoint a state-level secretary of state, with the government not required to go through parliament.
In October 2017, Mr. Hun Sen's lawyer, KTek and Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana had filed a lawsuit against Leung Lay Sreng, former Minister of Interior Urging the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance to take immediate legal action against insulting the king.
Mr. Leang Sreng also had been accused by FUNCINPEC of insulting the monarchy after his secret conversation was Facebook's name. August 21 released on Oct. 21.
Dr. Loa Mong Hay added that those who disrespect the monarchy are the government because the government does not follow the constitutional provisions. The National Congress once a year: "The King can not fulfill his duty to ensure the independence of the judiciary and respect for human rights. No thanks Participants from the government.
The new Constitution Article 147 states that the national congress is open to the people to know directly about various national interests and raise issues of request for the state The power of the Khmer people to have the right to participate in the National Congress. Article 148 states that the National Congress shall meet once a year in early December at the invitation of the Prime Minister. The national congress shall take place under the presidency of the King.

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations say the proposal to amend the constitution and the penal code must not be hastily and quietly proceeded. Amendments require transparency and consultation from all stakeholders. Filipino MP Tom Villarin says the proposed amendment undermines the right to freedom of association and even empowers the authorities to persecute the party. Politics and other groups are arbitrary.
Analysts and human rights groups claim that the government proposes a constitutional amendment and the penal code is intended to persecute the opposition and civil society organizations. Who criticized the government to empower its authoritarian regime.