November 29, 2010
By Prak Chan Thul
Reuters
Hun Sen drew parallels with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States under the presidency of George W. Bush, which killed 2,995 people. "Did Bush administration officials resign following the incident in the U.S. of planned attacks that were preventable? Did New York's governor resign? Did Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resign?" he asked.
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's prime minister said on Monday no state officials were to blame for a stampede last week that killed 351 people and ruled out resignations in the aftermath of the country's worst tragedy in three decades.
Long-serving premier Hun Sen said calls for senior figures within the government and security forces to step down were politically motivated to serve opposition parties, but he said mistakes had been made and the situation was badly handled.
"No one will resign from their positions after what happened," Hun Sen said during the opening of a new government building in the capital, Phnom Penh.
"The incident happened because of carelessness and we didn't expect this thing to happen," he added. "The biggest mistake was that we had not fully understood the situation."
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Long-serving premier Hun Sen said calls for senior figures within the government and security forces to step down were politically motivated to serve opposition parties, but he said mistakes had been made and the situation was badly handled.
"No one will resign from their positions after what happened," Hun Sen said during the opening of a new government building in the capital, Phnom Penh.
"The incident happened because of carelessness and we didn't expect this thing to happen," he added. "The biggest mistake was that we had not fully understood the situation."
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