PhnomPenhPost-Sept 24, 2020

Prime Minister Hun Sen celebrated the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the county’s Constitution on Thursday, calling it a historical document that ended a crisis in Cambodia and marked a turning point in national unity.National Assembly president Heng Samrin wrote in a Facebook post that he regarded the Constitution as the basis of political stability, and legal and institutional frameworks. Still, some worry that the Constitution hasn’t been implemented appropriately. Democratic Institute president Pa Chanroeun said democratic and political processes, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Cambodia seem to have tumbled. Political analyst Lao Mong Hay said 27 years of the Constitution has hardly any meaning, saying all institutions of democracy and the rule of law are virtually dysfunctional, he said.

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