Wednesday, January 6, 2010

‘No Pardon’ for Sam Rainsy: Hun Sen

Oppostion leader Sam Rainsy (L) and Hun Xen (Photo: AFP)
By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
05 January 2010

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday he will not request a royal pardon for Sam Rainsy in the event the opposition leader is found guilty by a provincial court for incitement and destruction of property.
The prime minister has the right to request a pardon by the king of any convicted criminal, according to Cambodian jurisprudence, but Hun Sen said Thursday he would not exercise his right in the case of Sam Rainsy.
“I want to announce that there will be no pardon to Sam Rainsy when the court convicts him,” Hun Sen said in a speech at the inauguration of a section of National Road 1 in Kandal province. “No way to pardon him. Sam Rainsy, if you write a letter to request a pardon from me, this time, I’m sorry, no way. You prepare yourself to face the court.”
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