Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday threatened to use Cambodia’s army against supporters of banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) acting president Sam Rainsy’s planned return from self-imposed exile next month.
Hun Sen, who had his top court ban the CNRP in 2017 after jailing its leader in a wider crackdown on civil society, also threatened to cut off the fingers of opposition supporters who flash a “nine-fingers” hand sign symbolizing November 9, Sam Rainsy’s announce date of return.
“Anyone taking part in a campaign aiming at destructing the country and peace on November 9 will be subject to punishment and conviction,” he told a graduation ceremony at a private school in the capital Phnom Penh.
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