Saturday, November 20, 2010

Cambodia's Sam Rainsy calls on Australian help

(Photo: Radio Free Asia)
November 19, 2010
ABC Radio Australia

Cambodia's opposition leader and head of the eponymous Sam Rainsy party, has over the years, been subjected to threats, intimidation and even assassination attempts. Sam Rainsy is a former Cambodian finance minister and has lived overseas for more than a year. He was sentenced in absentia to ten years in jail by a Cambodian municipal court for spreading disinformation after he accused Vietnam of encroaching on Cambodian land. Sam Rainsy is currently in Australia and he's calling on Australia to push for change in Cambodia.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Sam Rainsy, exiled opposition leader, Sam Rainsy party, Cambodia

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