Phnom Penh (FN), June 22 – Meanchey district police chief, on Friday morning, sticked the court's summon of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy at the former CNRP headquarter in Phnom Penh's Chak Angre.
Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Sieng Sok summoned Sam Rainsy to appear at the court on 12 July 2018 to clarify case on insulting His Majesty King, according to court’s order issued on June 20, 2018.
Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana ordered the PPMC to take legal action against Sam Rainsy's accusation the Royal Message a forgery, which is widely seen as an insult.
The order came after Sam Rainsy, former opposition party leader, wrote on Facebook on June 6, 2018, “King's letter urging people to go to vote: a forgery or a piece made under duress thus legally worthless".
His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, called on all citizens to exercise their free rights by voting in the National Assembly 6th mandate election on July 29, 2018, according to the royal letter dated on May 18, 2018.
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