Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Sao Rany, NRP deputy secretary-general, sent a complaint to the Phnom Penh municipal court suing Sralanh Khmer newspaper (SLK) for defamation after SLK published an article titled “Sao Rany’s daughter warned Samdech Krom Preah (Ranariddh) that if he does not listen to Papa (Sao Rany), she will reveal their secret love affair.” The article dated 17 July sent Sao Rany into a rage and he immediately sent a complaint to the court. Sao Rany told the Kampuchea Thmei newspaper that he does not want to sue a reporter, however he can’t take it anymore because SLK published this issue again and again with the aim of defaming his family. He said that even if he is a politician, he never considers any reporter as his enemy, even if these newspapers published political articles cursing him, however, he said the SLK article is envious of his personal family. Sao Rany said that he told his lawyer to send the complaint to the court and he does not want any monetary compensation or apologies, he said that this decision should be made by judges who will provide justice.
