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17/05/2008 09:57:08 Cambodian activists submit anti corruption petition
Cambodia
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Cambodian activists submitted an anti-corruption petition with over one million signatures to parliament on Friday.

Yong Kim Eng, president of the People's Centre For Development and Peace says a lawmaker came out to accept the petition but refused to to accept the boxes carrying all the signatures.

Mr Yong says activists criss-crossed the country for two years gathering signatures which symbolised the voice of the people.

The petition calls on parliament to pass a long-delayed anti-corruption law.

The government has repeatedly come under fire from international donors over its apparent unwillingness to tackle rampant corruption.

Cambodia is ranked 151 out of 163 countries in Transparency International's 2006 corruption index.

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