Cambodian People Party (CPP)
Central Committee

Statement of the CPP

Recently, there is a publication of a number of evil information wanting to remove the immunity of the Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk, and the annulment of Article 7 of the Cambodian Constitution during the progress of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in order to judge the crimes committed during the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) regime.

On this issue, the CPP publicly declared to the national and international community, the following:

1. The CPP strongly condemns and rejects the intention described above which severely violates the constitution and the law of the Kingdom of Cambodia, with the aim of destroying the stability, the unity and the progress of the nation.
2. The CPP always remembers the supreme good deed of Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk who dedicated his body and knowledge to serve the people, the nation, and the homeland, and (the CPP) is strongly opposed to any actions that are contrary to the law to promulgate the royal title and prerogatives to the former monarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia and his wife, which the National Assembly ratified on 20 October 2004.
3. The CPP supports the progress of the ECCC which operates under the Cambodian law to judge the criminal actions perpetrated during the DK regime based on the guarantee of peace, stability, national unity, national sovereignty, and justice for the people of Cambodia

The CPP maintains the goal of defending the Constitution, the realization of the national society for progress, and peace for the nation and the Cambodian people.

Phnom Penh, 24 August 2007

Permanent Committee

(Signed) Chea Sim

o----O----o

Norodom Sihanouk
of Cambodia

To Samdech Chea Sim,
CPP President

Highly respected and deeply loved Samdech President,

I am very moved and I am thanking you deeply for the statement dated 24 August 2007 issued by the CPP to provide justice for me in my service rendered to the nation and to the Cambodian people in front of our national history.

I am wishing Samdech President, and all the magnificent CPP members, with the five blessings.

Please Samdech President and Lok Chumteav Thom accept my highest respect, and my deepest love, as well as those from Queen-Mother.

(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh, 25 August, 2007