Sam Rainsy is facing charges of distributing a falsified document and disinformation, which together carry a maximum penalty of 18 years in prison. (Photo: Sovannara, RFI)Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Thursday, 09 September 2010
“We do not need to be impressed by the court's announcement of the verdict, or conviction, or trial.”
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who was tried in absentia Wednesday for forgery and disinformation, said in an interview he expects some level of international intervention in his case.
Speaking from France following a hearing in Phnom Penh, Sam Rainsy said he believed a “political solution” exists to the charges leveled against him after he published a border map on his party's website that the government has said is illegal.
The map shows purported encroachment by Vietnam—a potentially incendiary subject among some Cambodians. The government is accusing Sam Rainsy of forging a map and distributing it to incite unrest.
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Speaking from France following a hearing in Phnom Penh, Sam Rainsy said he believed a “political solution” exists to the charges leveled against him after he published a border map on his party's website that the government has said is illegal.
The map shows purported encroachment by Vietnam—a potentially incendiary subject among some Cambodians. The government is accusing Sam Rainsy of forging a map and distributing it to incite unrest.
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