Sam Rainsy fears that the CPP-led government’ accusation can lead to court’s harsh punishment against him

 

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Opposition leader Sam Rainsy expressed his concern that the accusation by the government led by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party may aim to silence the opposition and to punish him by using the Cambodian courts.

“Following my April 2, 2014 letter to His Majesty the King, the Hun Sen government accused me today of staging a constitutional coup. This is a very serious accusation on the part of the CPP-led government, which could make me liable to a harsh punishment given Cambodia’s politically subservient Court” said Sam Rainsy in his message posted in his Facebook page yesterday.

“Planning to use their Kangaroo Court again to silence their opponents, the CPP seems determined to punish me because I dare continuously question the legitimacy of the Hun Sen government,” Sam Rainsy added.

He said that they (the government) are using a very poor pretext not only on the substance but also on the facade because the letter he wrote to the King was a private one, like the countless letters that he used to write to the late and respected King-Father Norodom Sihanouk.

He added given that the present King has not responded to him yet, it seems most inappropriate on the part of the Hun Sen government to react the way they did to his private letter. "We all should first wait for the King’s reaction", he added.

Sam Rainsy, President of Cambodia National Rescue Party, sent a letter to King Norodom Sihamoni on April 2, saying that the current National Assembly didn’t reflect the will and stand for all Cambodian people because it was formed by the Cambodian People’s Party alone. 



He sent the letter to the King just a day after the king sent a royal letter to National Assembly for the opening ceremony of the second plenary session of the National Assembly on April 1. 

In his letter to the second plenary parliamentary session on April 1, King Norodom Sihamoni said that he hoped the National Assembly would continue its task to deal with the challenges to ensure peace, stability, security, social order and sustainable development in Cambodia.



The CNRP is currently boycotting the parliamentary sessions and demanding a fresh election, arguing that there were too many irregularities in the last July’s election.