Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: RFA)Tuesday 07 September 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata for KI-Media
The Phnom Penh municipal court will hold a hearing in the case of opposition leader Sam Rainsy who was accused of map falsification and disinformation on 08 September, i.e. tomorrow. The government sued Sam Rainsy on 26 February after he published public documents proving that Vietnam encroached on Cambodian territories in Svay Rieng province. Chuong Chou-ngy, Sam Rainsy’s defense lawyer, told reporters on 07 September that Sam Rainsy did not break the law as he was accused of. Chuong Chou-ngy said that on 08 September, he will ask the court to drop the charges against Sam Rainsy and he plans to show 2 important documents proving that Sam Rainsy did not falsify any map, nor was he involved in disinformation. In January, the Svay Rieng provincial court sentenced Sam Rainsy in absentia to 2-year of jail time for uprooting border stakes in Chantrea district. The Appeal court will reconsider this case on 05 October.
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