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PRESS RELEASE
MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A
June 7, 2008
Within the last few days, local news scattered
sporadically on the web and others in regard to Mr. Ou Sovann's defection from
SRP to CPP. As members of SRP in USA and Canada, we fully respect his decision
to choose political as his choice and we even wish him best for his new path.
However, there are also amusing news regarding two unfamiliar individuals: Mr.
Meas Marin and Mr. Hak Chan Sokhom, despite their past association with the SRP-USA/Canada, who had left and dismissed from
SRP-USA/Canada for many years ago.
Virtually, they are unknown to many SRP members
throughout US and Canada. To inflate their credibility, they recently claimed to
be the important members of SRP-USA/Canada prior to joining
CPP. As President of SRP-USA/Canada Chapter, I am compelling to clarify the truth and rectify the
false claim of these individuals whether their defection will somehow affect the
party in anyway.
(1) Mr. Ou Sovann, prior to his
defection, was an active member of SRP State Chapter in Massachusetts, functioning in capacity as honorary president who held neither
influence nor decision-making. Due to threat and persecution from CPP,
SRP in Phnom Penh City helped him to
flee Cambodia. In United States, claimed to be SRP member and assassination threat from CPP, he eventually gained legal
political asylum and currently residing in
Lowell, Massachusetts. Between 2004
and 2006, Mr. Ou Sovann was appointed as adviser to SRP-USA/Canada, yet he held no decision making. His term as advisor to
SRP-USA/Canada was expired in 2006.
(2) Mr. Marin Meas was a former
member who had abruptly left SRP-USA/Canada after failing to
win SRP-USA/Canada presidency position in 2004. Rumor suggested that he later
joined FUNCINPEC but failed to gain significant recognition from his new
affiliation. Officially, he now becomes a CPP member. Despite his false claim,
Mr. Meas Marin defected from a "party", but he certainly did defect from SRP
since his membership was expired since 2004. The SRP-USA/Canada still retained original copy of his resignation.
(3) Mr. Hak Chan Sokhom was a
former vice president of KNP ( Khmer Nation Party ) in West coast, California, who was dismissed
from KNP due to his misconduct in late1998. Later, he joined FUNCINPEC and was
selected as FUNCINPEC reserve number two candidate in Kep district for the last
term. Prior to joining CPP, he claimed to be prominent SRP member but failed to inform the public about his past affiliation with
FUNCINPEC ( The SRP-USA/Canada has a copy
of Funcinpec's MP candidates or we can check with NEC to obtain a copy).
Obviously, one can not claim to be a defector from a party that he or she does
not belong to.
Despite their bogus claim, these defections
have no negative impact upon the SRP-USA/Canada at all. Their attempts to falsify their positions and
affiliation with SRP-USA/Canada are simply to show off and to entice the selection of CPP.
The focus and direction of SRP-USA/Canada remain vibrant and strong regardless of these minor obstacles
in our ways. I have no comment in regard to false
claims from Mr. Meas Marin and Mr. Hak Chan Sokhom since they were not member of
SRP-USA/Canada. Nevertheless, in regard to Mr. Ou Sovann, as a former member of
SRP-MA, we would like to thank him for taking his time and providing services to
SRP throughout the past years. Despite our differences, we wish him best in his
new endeavor with his new political party, CPP. Kim Ly chea, President
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