PERSECUTED Long-standing Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy faces a French court on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in defamation cases brought against him by top officials in his home country. Rainsy, 73, was targeted with two separate complaints by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his son-in-law and deputy national police chief, Dy Vichea, over Facebook posts dating back to 2019. AFP PHOTO
PARIS, France: Veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy went on trial in France on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in defamation cases brought against him by the prime minister and a top police official of his home country.