Sam Rainsy says opposition parliamentarians may boycott on the draft of NGOs law

Phnom Penh The minority leader of the National Assembly Sam Rainsy held talk yesterday afternoon with representatives of ten NGOs and Associations, and reaffirmed his Cambodia National Rescue Party’s strong stance for the controversies of the draft of law on NGOS, Union and Association.Sam Rainsy said for this draft of law, CNRP’s stance is the same the civil societies’ stance ‘don’t want this law’ and pledged to use the culture of dialogue to discuss with prime minister Hun Sen.“In case that Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and the Cambodian People’s Party don’t change their stance, CNRP’s parliamentarians will continue to debate at the National Assembly’s permanent secretariat. If there is no outcome, all 55 CNRP’s parliamentarians will consider boycotting the National Assembly’s session”, he underlined.The draft of law on NGOs, Unions, and Association has been approved by the cabinet minister in early of June.In Cambodia, there are currently some 5,000 associations and NGOs registered at the Ministry of Interior, and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.