Mech Dara, Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton

A former soldier being hunted by the military for calling on security forces to be ready to move against the government said yesterday that he was not calling for a coup, but wanted people to “stand up” against Cambodia leaders by peaceful means.

In a video posted online on July 17, Som Sovanara called on military forces to be ready to “go against the authoritarian leadership of the CPP, Hun Sen and Yuon communists”, using a word for the Vietnamese some consider derogatory.

However, speaking via telephone yesterday from Canada, where he received asylum after fleeing Cambodia in 2013, Som Sovanara slammed what he called the country’s “dictatorship” but insisted he didn’t advocate violence.

read more http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-denies-coup-call-says-video-appeal-peaceful-democracy

So are they hunting for him in Cambodia ? Hey army guys, he is in Canada !