Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
TOKYO (Reuters) - Cambodian opposition leaders on Tuesday called on the world to keep a close eye on upcoming elections after several opposition lawmakers were brutally beaten and a top leader ousted from a key parliamentary post.
Ruling party lawmakers stripped Kem Sokha, deputy president of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), of his deputy parliament president post last month, a move that suggests a fragile political deal between the two parties has collapsed.
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