<Click on document to view a larger size>On 22 November 2005, judges Yet Chariya and Thoang Ol ordered the arrest of opposition leader Sam Rainsy stemming from a defamation lawsuit launched by Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the President of the National Assembly, against Sam Rainsy. The opposition leader saw his parliamentary immunity lifted after Prince Ranariddh forced a hand vote at the National Assembly on this matter. During that hand vote, two other opposition MPs also saw their immunity lifted, and subsequently, MP Cheam Channy was arrested. Justice in Cambodia is a self-serving business: lawsuits against opposition members always resulted in a triumph for the accusers, however, lawsuits against those in power always ended being summarily dismissed by the court.
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