Rainsy gets help from US Congress

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Meas Sokchea

Sixteen members of the US Congress have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen calling on the premier to “immediately cease the harassment and persecution” of the opposition.

The letter, sent late last week, pointed to the National Assembly’s decision last month to expel Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy from parliament as of “gravest concern” to the US officials, which included longtime Cambodia National Rescue Party supporter Ed Royce, a Republican congressman.

“We call on you to immediately cease the harassment and persecution of Cambodia’s opposition, revoke … Rainsy’s arrest warrant and reinstate him to the National Assembly, renounce all forms of political violence, and foster an environment where democracy can thrive and flourish,” the letter reads.

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