Funcinpec Member Defects to CPP Party
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Funcinpec official said Thursday that Ly Thuch, who is Funcinpec senior minister and lawmaker, has resigned from Funcinpec party to join the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Ly Thuch submitted a resignation to Keo Puth Rasmeyf, who is the leader of Funcinpec party, before Khmer New Year, said Funcinpec spokesman Nouv Sovathero.
He added that Ly Thuch defected from his party to the CPP because he is completely busy with the government, Ly Thuch explained in his resignation letter.
On Thursday, Ly Thuch did not answer the phone call to make detail comment on his resignation.
