The exodus, prompted by the surprise arrest of the party’s president Kem Sokha last month, has raised serious doubts about the party’s ability to contest next year’s poll. “There is strong and sufficient evidence for the Supreme Court to dissolve the CNRP,” Ky Tech, one of the lawyers, told reporters outside the courthouse. When the legislation was passed earlier this year, rights groups warned it was a brazen attempt by Hun Sen to checkmate an opposition that had been making steady gains at the polls. Hun Sen alleges this is evidence that Kem Sokha was conspiring in a “secret plan” with Washington to oust the government. Supporters of Hun Sen say he has brought stability and growth to a nation once plagued by war.

Source: Manila Times October 06, 2017 10:30 UTC