Source: RFI
Mr. Ruom Ritt, the once fictitious childhood friend of ex-King Sihanouk (pictured), had re-entered the political fray after disappearing from the political controversy for many years, reports Radio France Internationale.
For many, many years, Mr. Ruom Ritt had written many controversial and critical articles in ex-King Sihanouk's monthly BMD bulletin to the chagrin of many Cambodian political leaders. Ex-King Sihanouk was forced to end his relationships with Mr. Ruom Ritt and stop publishing his articles in his BMD bulletin after Ruom Ritt's many critical articles caught the ire of Mr. Hun Sen.
Many political observers, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, think that Ruom Ritt and Sihanouk are the same person due to the similarities of opinions between Mr. Ruom Ritt and Sihanouk. However, Sihanouk had strenuosly denied on numerous occasions that he and the fictitious Mr. Ruom Ritt are the same person.
After disappearing from public attention for many years, Ruom Ritt has re-entered the political fray again after he gave an interview on 17th February to an online World Khmer Radio based in the United States regarding Cambodian border issues. Ruom Ritt's interview on World Khmer Radio had made headlines in the Khmer press, including the Khmer Mchas Srok which published his interview on 20th February.
In the interview, he come out strongly in support of Mr. Sam Rainsy's stance on Cambodia's present border issues.
Ruom Ritt's real identity remains a mystery as no one can confirm whether the person who gave the interview to World Khmer Radio is really the real Mr. Ruom Ritt or just another fictitious person.
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