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Adhoc office in Phnom Penh on February 5, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Former PM Hun Sen Threatens Adhoc’s Soeng Senkaruna With Lawsuit Following Comments in Media Report

Updated: The ruling CPP has filed a lawsuit against outspoken human rights group Adhoc Soeng Senkaruna for allegedly making a comment believed to provoke unrest and incite hatred against the Cambodian People’s Party. It was also intended to affect the Senate election on February 25, 2024, according to a complaint published by Fresh News. In the complaint, CPP has urged the court to consider their request to indict and sentence Soeng Senkaruna in accordance with the law. A compensation of two billion riel (approximately $500,000) has also been demanded from him.