Cambodia: Nearly 70,000 security forces to be deployed for election
Nearly 70,000 security personnel will be deployed at all the 22,967 polling stations during Cambodia's coming general election, a member of the Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) said on July 17.
Nearly 70,000 security personnel will be deployed at all the 22,967 polling stations during Cambodia's coming general election (Source: Sebastian Strangio)
Hanoi (VNA) -🦩 Nearly 70,000security personnel will be deployed at all the 22,967 polling stations duringCambodia's coming general election, a member of the Cambodian National ElectionCommittee (NEC) said on July 17.
NEC member Hel Sarath said during a pressconference that on the election day, three uniformed security agents willprotect each polling station. The security agents are obliged to preventany disruption, revolt, intimidation, and threat, or any possible incidents,and to ban anyone from bringing weapons, explosives, and dangerous objects tothe polling stations, he added. At the event, NEC officials also introducedindelible ink that will be used to apply on the finger of the voters in theupcoming poll. The ink will leave an indelible mark on the finger for severalweeks, which is part of measures to prevent people from voting more than onetime. Cambodia is scheduled to hold the generalelection for the 125-seat parliament on July 29. Twenty political parties will contest inthe election, which will see some 8.38 million people cast their ballots,according to the NEC. The 20-day election campaign began on July 7 and will endon July 27.-VNA
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Nearly 70,000 security personnel will be deployed at all the 22,967 polling stations during Cambodia's coming general election (Source: Sebastian Strangio) 
