PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court Friday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam Rainsy over an old, unserved defamation sentence amid a surge of political tension between him and strongman premier Hun Sen.
The order comes a day after Hun Sen threatened Rainsy with legal action for calling on the international community to pressure him to move towards a peaceful exit from office, which he has held for more than three decades.
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