| Written by DAP NEWS Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
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Prince Ranariddh, ex-National Assembly president and now top advisor to Cambodia´s King Norodom Sihamoni and his former wife Princess Norodom Marie Ranariddh before they both ask for separation. |
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, a powerful and famous politician before his recent retirement, on Tuesday morning appeared in Phnom Penh Municipal Court in connection with a March 1, 2006 complaint against his ex-wife Princess Marie to ask for a separation, according to a court source.
“The Phnom Penh Municipal Court Chief summoned the prince to the court on September 22, 2009, for reconciliation by legal procedures before ruling,” the source told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday.
However, only Prince Norodom Ranariddh appeared in the court, without his ex-wife, Princess Marie.
“A summon for princess Marie was issued on September 17, 2009 to ask for her presence at court on Tuesday, but … [she] went to Thailand in September,” the source added.
“I am willing to separate with Prince Marie and the problem is very complicated, but at the moment, the court starts to discuss and review the case,” Prince Ranariddh told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday.
Ranariddh said his attendance was to demonstrate his willingness to cooperate.
The prince’s lawyer Ly Sovann told DAP News Cambodia that the prince’s ex-wife went to Thailand on September 16, 2009, before she could be summoned to court.
Prince Ranariddh is apparently willing to sign over all shared property if the princess agrees to separate. The property shared by the former married couple includes a house in Kandal province, land at Vor Mountain in Kampot, and land in Siem Reap province.
Princess Marie could not be reached for comment.
“The Phnom Penh Municipal Court Chief summoned the prince to the court on September 22, 2009, for reconciliation by legal procedures before ruling,” the source told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday.
However, only Prince Norodom Ranariddh appeared in the court, without his ex-wife, Princess Marie.
“A summon for princess Marie was issued on September 17, 2009 to ask for her presence at court on Tuesday, but … [she] went to Thailand in September,” the source added.
“I am willing to separate with Prince Marie and the problem is very complicated, but at the moment, the court starts to discuss and review the case,” Prince Ranariddh told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday.
Ranariddh said his attendance was to demonstrate his willingness to cooperate.
The prince’s lawyer Ly Sovann told DAP News Cambodia that the prince’s ex-wife went to Thailand on September 16, 2009, before she could be summoned to court.
Prince Ranariddh is apparently willing to sign over all shared property if the princess agrees to separate. The property shared by the former married couple includes a house in Kandal province, land at Vor Mountain in Kampot, and land in Siem Reap province.
Princess Marie could not be reached for comment.
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