Sam Rainsy lands in Malaysia as Hun Sen’s government vows to ‘destroy him’

The opposition figure flew from Paris to Malaysia en route to Cambodia for rallies against strongman Hun Sen. He was earlier blocked from boarding a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok, in a move he said was orchestrated ‘from high up’.

Self-exiled Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy landed in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday after promising to return home to rally opponents of authoritarian ruler Hun Sen.

“Keep up the hope. We are on the right track,” Rainsy said on arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in a message to supporters. “Democracy will prevail. Democracy has prevailed in Malaysia. Democracy will prevail in Cambodia.”

Asked whether he planned to return to Cambodia he said: “I cannot say anything. I do not deny, I do not confirm.”

In full: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3037027/sam-rainsy-makes-way-cambodia-hun-sens-government-vows

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