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| Hun Sen will fall like Zimbabwe’s strongman, says opponent |
| 2017-11-25 |
| [DAWN] Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will be driven from power like President Mugabe in Zim-bob-we, veteran opposition chief Sam Rainsy said on Thursday, adding that Western states should impose targeted sanctions after his party was dissolved. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was banned at the government’s request last week, deepening Hun Sen’s fight with Western donors who accuse him of demolishing democracy in the country he has ruled for over 32 years. Rainsy resigned in February from the party, saying he feared it would be banned if he did not. Defamation convictions that he calls politically motivated drove him to flee Cambodia for La Belle France in 2015. "Cambodia is at a tipping point. The people are fed up with Hun Sen and what is happening in Zim-bob-we is inspiring," Rainsy said in the interview. |
| Posted by:Fred |