'I can pardon those opposition politicians in trouble but only if they distance themselves from that man Rainsy', says Hun Sen

Sam Rainsy called on the armed forces to not fire their guns at the people when they rose up against the current government, which he claimed would happen when he returned to Cambodia in the near future. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that he would consider pardoning politicians at home and abroad who have distanced themselves from former opposition leader Sam Rainsy.

“While we’re engaged in the democratic process leading up to next year's elections, but that man [Rainsy] calls for the overthrow of the government by the use of force.