AA1342B1-7180-43E9-8A22-78F2815883BB_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1597_n_r1_s — FILE PHOTO - Opposition leader of Cambodia National Rescue Party Sam Rainsy, foreground, walks together with his wife Tioulong Saumura after attending a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation, in front of the Royal Palace, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. In a rare public speech, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni urged his compatriots to be united for the sake of the nation. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Former Opposition Leader Summoned for Insulting King

Sam Rainsy was charged in June with lèse-majesté after he suggested that a letter from King Norodom Sihamoni calling on Cambodians to vote was actually “fake.”

August 23, 2018

by VOA Cambodia

Phnom Penh – The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has ordered Sam Rainsy, the former leader of the now-banned Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), to appear in September for questioning over a case in which he is charged with lèse-majesté, or “insulting the king,” according to a warrant summons issued by an investigating judge last week.

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