Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday morning indicted former opposition leader Sam Rainsy on charges of insulting him The King. The allegations come after the Ministry of Justice ordered the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to deal with Sam Rainsy, who used the term Improper words for the King. What is noteworthy about this accusation against Mr. Sam Rainsy made while Mr. Kem Sokha, former president of the National Rescue Party.
Finally, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has decided to formally charge Sam Rainsy for insulting the King. It is an allegation that Sam Rainsy could face between one and five years in prison under the Cambodian Penal Code. The indictment follows an order from the Ministry of Justice to take immediate and strict legal action against Sam Rainsy. Sam Rainsy, who has been accused by the ministry of insulting the King by using inappropriate language against him through Facebook. For the Ministry of Justice, this insult has seriously damaged his dignity and reputation as a sanctuary of the Cambodian people throughout the country.
However, Mr. Sam Rainsy defended himself, saying that the statement was his only right to express his opinion and that what the Minister of Justice had ordered the court to do was on the orders of the Prime Minister. Hun Sen. In response, Chin Malin, spokesman for the Cambodian Ministry of Justice, argued that insulting the King was not a violation of the right to freedom of expression, but a criminal offense under the law. As for the issue of issuing orders, Mr. Jean Malin emphasized that it is not the order of the institution or the elite, but the performance of the duties, duties and responsibilities of the Minister of Justice in order to protect the dignity and reputation of The King.
Please note that this is the third time that Mr. Sam Rainsy has been charged by a Cambodian court with insulting the King. During 2019, Sam Rainsy was already tried twice by the court on this charge. The first is after he considered the King’s message calling for Cambodians to vote in the sixth mandate as a message. The second is that Sam Rainsy criticized the King of Cambodia as a hostage. Enemies and puppets of Hun Sen.
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Unlike Mr. Sam Rainsy, who is facing legal action for insulting the King, Mr. Kem Sokha, the former President of the National Rescue Party in this district, delivered a message and wrote a message on Facebook congratulating the King of Cambodia in New Year occasion. Mr. Kem Sokha blessed the King by wishing him good health, good health, long life, free from diseases and living in the shade. Cool to the Cambodian people.