Current location:Planet Pages news portal > travel
Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges — Radio Free Asia
Planet Pages news portal2024-05-22 02:05:32【travel】9People have gathered around
IntroductionA former opposition party lawmaker now living in Canada has asked Prime Minister Hun Manet to interv
A former opposition party lawmaker now living in Canada has asked Prime Minister Hun Manet to intervene in his case and ask prosecutors to drop criminal charges so that he can return to Cambodia to visit his ailing parents.
Hun Manet responded to Kong Saphea’s plea on Thursday, saying on Facebook that he would work on a solution.
The prime minister also posted an image of a letter sent by Kong Saphea in February in which the former lawmaker expressed regret for his past actions against the government.
“For Kong Saphea. I’ve received your apology letter,” Hun Manet wrote. “I welcome you. I will manage according to our procedures so that you can return to Cambodia. I do hope that I will have an opportunity to meet and talk in the future.”
Kong Saphea was among a group of 60 officials and activists from the Cambodia National Rescue Party, or CNRP, who were sentenced to prison in 2022 after they were found guilty of plotting to overthrow the government.
The charges were widely condemned as politically motivated, and Cambodia’s judiciary continues to be criticized for its lack of independence.
In 2017, the CNRP was dissolved by Cambodia’s Supreme Court in a decision that paved the way for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, or CPP, to win all 125 seats in the 2018 election.
Kong Saphea moved to Canada before the 2022 conviction. His letter in February was addressed to Hun Manet and former Prime Minister Hun Sen and requested a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni for the 2022 conviction.
“I’m not defecting to the CPP, but I wrote the statement requesting a pardon because I want to get a chance to take care of my elderly parents in Cambodia,” he wrote in an email to Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
Hun Manet took over as prime minister in August, after his father – Hun Sen – stepped down after decades in power.
Translated by Yun Samean. Edited by Matt Reed.
Address of this article:http://france.bankruptcyintn.com/content-45d599387.html
Very good!(29)
Related articles
- Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy
- A political prisoner in Belarus smuggles out account of beatings after writing on toilet paper
- Xinjiang opens its first museum on Great Wall culture
- Universal Beijing Resort to add 2 transportation hubs
- Rishi Sunak to apologise for worst treatment disaster in NHS history
- The WEF’s chairman is still alive and well, despite claims online
- 2024 WNBA Draft: The most anticipated fashion for Monday night
- Line Of Duty's Vicky McClure reunites with co
- I visited the most crowded island on Earth
- Line Of Duty's Vicky McClure reunites with co
Popular articles
Recommended
Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
Amanda Holden puts on a VERY leggy display in a grey mini
Spanish travel industry happy to see China's return as major tourist destination
Embracing the spring season: Hulun Lake in north China
A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
Rihanna showcases her impeccable style in a quirky fur coat as she secures front
World awaits Chinese tourists' return
Commanders hire Dave Gardi as senior VP of football initiatives
Links
- 76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build NBA title team around Embiid and Maxey
- GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Freshpet rise; Luminar, Integra fall, Monday, 5/6/2024
- The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all
- Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
- Harper homers, Wheeler strikes out 11 as Phillies complete 4
- PWHL's strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women's sports
- China nurtures unicorn enterprises via sci
- Two suspects arrested in fatal shooting on Delaware college campus are not students, police say
- Leak from Indiana fertilizer tank results in 10