Lèse majesté law in works for Cambodia

[geovalin]

Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson

 

The Ministry of Justice today confirmed that a proposed lèse majesté law would be among a series of legal amendments considered by the Constitutional Council on Friday.

 

A letter of invitation to local media publicised on Monday revealed a slew of constitutional articles are slated to be amended, along with unspecified elements of the Criminal Code and certain elements of the law on the organisation of the Constitutional Council itself.

 

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[DoctorG]

They have seen it work well as a suppression tool with their neighbor, so it will work for them too.

[Srikcir]

I didn't know that lèse majesté laws could apply to a prime minister.

But Hun Sen is unique.

Or I'm confused.

[phkauf]

Haha. quite a number of locals I know refer to the King as their "Queen". I guess that will cause some trouble for them in the future.

[Cats4ever]

13 hours ago, phkauf said:

Haha. quite a number of locals I know refer to the King as their "Queen". I guess that will cause some trouble for them in the future.

This is typical. Just because HM is an unmarried former ballet dancer, people jump to conclusions.

[isaanbanhou]

4 minutes ago, Cats4ever said:

This is typical. Just because HM is an unmarried former ballet dancer, people jump to conclusions.

 I assumed it because he had lived in France