Phnom Penh (FN) Oct. 1 – Cambodian former opposition leader Sam Rainsy denied wagering with Army Commander Hun Manet over allegations that Manet owned fake degree from West Point Military Academy.

“The real knowledge and expertise are shown through practical achievement and accountability without the needs to swear or wager like kids,” Sam Rainsy wrote on Facebook on 30 September 2019.

It is worth noting that General Hun Manet, on Monday, called out Rainsy to wager with him over allegations that Manet's degree from West Point was a fake one.

“A wager is something that I do not want to do; I have no other choices but to protect my honour and dignity from baseless attacks by some individuals,” General Hun Manet, the eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, wrote on his Facebook page on Monday, 30 September.

“I was shocked to see Mr. Rainsy’s public speech to his supporters in the United States (28 September 2019) that the degree I received from the United States Military Academy, West Point, was a fake one,” Manet continued.

“I would like to invite Mr. Sam Rainsy to wager in order for us to defend our dignity on the conditions that if my degree is fake, I will quit military; if it is a real one, Rainsy shall quit politics.”

Rainsy told supporters in the US on 28 September 2019: “Manet’s degree is a 2nd degree and was given for diplomatic reasons as the US wanted to build good relations. They give this to the sons of foreign prime ministers and presidents to show off in their home countries,”

On 30 September, Rainsy also wrote on his Facebook that: “Hun Sen and his family provide bad examples for the Cambodian youth and the education system in Cambodia by boasting their fake degrees or second-class diplomas associated with lower level education compared to the standard level.”
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