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Cambodian opposition party leader Sam Rainsy stands in front of the national assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)The Constitutional Council on Friday ruled out a request by opposition lawmakers to halt border demarcation with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province.
By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
Friday, 09 April 2010
The Constitutional Council on Friday ruled out a request by opposition lawmakers to halt border demarcation with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province, which they say allows encroachment on the land of farmers.
Fourteen members of the Sam Rainsy Party made the request Wednesday, claiming survey maps from the 1930s and 1950s show the border belongs further east.
A spokesman for the Constitutional Council said the request did not fall under its authority. Lawmakers had argued the current pursuit of border demarcation violated the nation’s constitutional right to sovereignty.
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