Officials Warn Rainsy Over Military Comments
Government officials over the weekend warned that opposition leader Sam Rainsy could face legal action for comments he made on his Facebook page that called on the public to woo the country’s armed forces into supporting the CNRP and put an end to decades of CPP rule. … CPP senior lawmaker and de facto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said the opposition leader could face legal action for trying to incite a coup. “He has the idea to create a coup d’etat, which would lead to national unrest,” he said. “It is possible, if the government wants, to file a complaint against him at this point,” Mr. Yeap said, adding that he may at some point file the complaint himself. If Mr. Rainsy is ultimately unhappy with the National Election Committee’s (NEC) results, he said the opposition leader would do best to take his case to the Constitutional Council of Cambodia, which has the final say on election-related matters. …
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