Phnom penh, Cambodia.
The World Bank based in Phnom Penh yesterday told the Cambodian Interior Minister to stop using WB funded building as military shelter or as any other military purposes.
An official from the government who asked not to be name said that the WB has put pressure to the government to evacuate any military staff and their belongings out of WB supported buildings and offices. Only civil government staff are allowed to sit and work in the office, he said.
The government received grant from World Bank to invest in buildings in some district government offices in Phnom Penh. The funding is meant to help build up capacity and competency of local governance.
The government is preparing military and police forces to be ready to manage what the government calls maintaining social order and security protection for the upcoming massive protest on Saturday this week.
Some local government offices use WB funded building to keep military police and anti-protest equipments so everywhere is ready to protect security.
In Phnom Penh, the government deploy police and military in almost all main street to be ready to protect security.
The opposition party is to hold a 100,000 strong rally on Saturday this week to protest against election result. Though the party leader claimed it will be a peaceful protest, the government are preparing forces to be ready to protect safety and security for fear of any eventual violence.
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| Opposition Party Sam Rainsy (left) and his deputy Kem Sokha spoke to supporters in last rally (Photo: Cambodia News) http://www.thisiscn.com/ |
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