Move Forward dismisses Cambodian group’s claim of political meddling

On Wednesday, the KUGNP – a group of seven Cambodian political parties and six civil society organisations – urged Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to monitor Move Forward’s activities.

“The Move Forward Party has acted in support of a group from an anti-government movement in Cambodia and they use Thailand as a safe haven for their propaganda against the government,” KUGNP president Heang Kimsroeun said in a statement.

He also claimed that Move Forward provided space and training for extremist politicians abroad, the Khmer Times reported on Thursday.

“These are against the Cambodian government, and the KUGNP considers the Move Forward Party’s activities an interference in Cambodia’s internal affairs, which undermines good relations between the two governments,” the group’s president said.

Cambodia’s Democracy Movement Party, which is part of the KUGNP,…