Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The lawyer of Hor Namhong, the vice-prime minister and minister of Foreign Afffairs who sued opposition leader Sam Rainsy for disinformation and defamation, showed up in court prior to his summon date to clarify his defendant’s lawsuit at the Phnom Penh municipal court. The court summoned Ka Savuth, Hor Namhong’s lawyer, to show up in court on 05 May 2008 to provide answers in the defense of the lawsuit, however, prior to the summon date, Ka Savuth showed up in court on Friday 02 May instead. Regarding the result of Ka Savuth’s defense in court, nobody knows what was discussed, but a source revealed that Ka Savuth maintained the content of the lawsuit, i.e. he asked the court to sentence Sam Rainsy according to the law as prescribed in Article 62 of the UNTAC-era criminal law regarding disinformation. On 22 May, Sam Rainsy will be summoned to show up in court.
