Source: RFA
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) said it is not surprised, not alarmed and not concerned about new charges being laid against its party president for faking public documents and disinformation, reports Radio France Internationale.
Mr. Sam Rainsy (pictured), president of the SRP, was convicted and sentenced in absentia to 2 years jail for "sabotage and destruction of public property" and "racial incitement" when he uprooted 6 wooden border stakes on 25th October 2009. After his sentence, he released a series of maps and documents showing Vietnam's encroachments on Cambodian territories. The Cambodian government said all his documents are fake designed to mislead and confuse the people regarding Cambodia's borders with Vietnam.
The new charges against Mr. Sam Rainsy, filed under article 49 of the UNTAC's Criminal Code on Friday 26th February, carry between 5 to 15 years imprisonment if found guilty. An SRP official said he is notconcerned. "We have nothing to be alarmed of", he said.
In recent months, many journalists, members of the civil society, government critics and opposition politicians have been sued by the government, forced into exile or jailed.
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