Prime Minister Hun Sen asks ASEAN to help arrest former CNRP opposition leader Sam Rainsy
The Khmer Times on September 13 quoted Prime Minister Hun Sen as saying he would ask ASEAN countries to help arrest and extradite former opposition leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Sam Rainsy, and his supporters.
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| Former leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy |
Mr. Hun Sen informed that he had sent the arrest warrant issued by the court for Mr. Rainsy to Laos and Thailand. In 2017, the Cambodian court dissolved the CNRP and banned a series of senior members from participating in politics for 5 years, accusing the party of “plotting to overthrow the government.”
In March, the Phnom Penh court ordered the arrest of Mr. Rainsy and several former CNRP members on charges of conspiracy and incitement.