柬埔寨救国党两名国会议员被殴打致重伤

AS IT IS 2015-10-30 Cambodian Parliament Members Beaten 柬埔寨救国党两名国会议员被殴打致重伤

Two opposition¹ party Cambodian lawmakers were seriously injured Monday after they were beaten by protestors outside the parliament building in Phnom Penh.

The injured lawmakers are Nhoy Chamreoun and Kong Sakphea, members of Cambodia’s National Rescue Party (CNRP).

The protesters demanded the removal of CNRP President Kem Sokha. Most of the demonstrators left after delivering a petition to the Cambodian Assembly on Monday, according to reports from the Cambodian capital. But a small group remained, waiting for lawmakers to leave the building after a morning session.

Nhoy Chamreoun and Kong Sakphea were kicked in the head by some of the protestors. It left them bloodied² and dazed. Both required hospital treatment. Chamreoun required surgery.

“I will have a surgery on my right hand shortly and will have a surgery on my right eye tomorrow morning,” Nhoy Chamreoun posted on Facebook Tuesday. 

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed strong regrets for the attack.

"Regardless of who they are - whether they are supporters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the royal government, the opposition party, whoever committed this cheap act must be punished,” he said.

Rescue Party spokesman Yim Sovann said such attacks should never happen again. “I believe serious action should be taken,” the spokesman said.

Opposition politicians in Cambodia have faced arrests during government crackdowns against protests. But this is the first direct physical attack against members of parliament in the last several years.

Words in This Story

crackdown – n. serious attempt to punish people for doing something that is not allowed

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 bloodied   

v.血污的( bloody的过去式和过去分词 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• His pants leg was torn and bloodied when he fell. 他跌交时裤腿破了，还染上了血。 来自辞典例句