Rainsy, senator summonsed over Hun Sen suit

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Meas Sokchea

 

Wasting little time, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued summonses for Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy and opposition Senator Thak Lany just hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen filed a lawsuit accusing the two lawmakers of “slander” and “incitement”.

 

Phnom Penh prosecutor Ly Sophana said yesterday that the summonses – which demand Lany and Rainsy appear at the municipal court for questioning on August 8 and 19, respectively – were approved on August 1, the same day the premier’s complaint was lodged by his lawyer, Ky Tech.

 

The complaint calls for the pair to be punished for remarks linking the premier and the government to the murder of political analyst Kem Ley on July 10.

 

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