PM fumes over ‘traitor’ Rainsy’s royal ‘insults’

Hun Sen said the King is the head of state who is not involved in politics, and that insulting him is a lese majeste that must not be ignored or tolerated. - Bloomberg

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to all compatriots to stand up and protect the King against fresh “insults” from former opposition leader Sam Rainsy.

The call followed a video clip released on Oct 24, in which Rainsy – former president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – can be heard calling King Norodom Sihamoni a “traitor”.