Prime Minister HUN Sen says Sam Rainsy owes him $300,000

 


Tep Nayak

In a hilarious remark made against Sam Rainsy, the self-exiled former leader of court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that “Rainsy sold his house to settle defamation penalties, but he still owes me $300,000”.

Speaking at an inauguration ceremony of the road connecting Prey Nup district to Sihanoukville on December 22, 2022 , the Prime Minister revealed that the house of Rainsy, which was also headquarters of CNRP in Chak Angre Krom commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh, had been sold for $1,652,000.




Mr Hun Sen also disclosed that Rainsy’s residence was sold after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court confiscated it on February, 2018, in order to facilitate his penalty in defamation suits filed by four plaintiffs and others fines.  

More than a dozen lawsuits were filed against Sam Rainsy, mostly defamation lawsuits, with verdicts were pronounced for nearly 20 while others are still pending trials at the court.


“Rainsy was ordered to pay one million dollars in compensation to me. I received around $700,000 from him. But, even after selling the house he is short of money to pay the balance amount of about $300,000,”   Prime Minister Hun Sen said.

“The opposition party’s criticisms are not freedom of expression they are often baseless and untrue. So, we cannot allow them to continue defaming us. We will handle all the allegations against CPP,” he added.



According to a court’s document,  the proceeds from the sale of Sam Rainsy's house ($1,652,000) had already been paid to plaintiffs Prime Minister Hun Sen ($775,182), President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin ($48,448), Minister of Interior Sar Kheng ($387, 586) while $434,992 had gone to government and another $5,799 towards the National Treasury of Phnom Penh.


Rainsy was supposed to compensate the plaintiffs with an amount of $2,012,500, however, he got only $1,652,000 from selling his assets.

Prime Minister  Hun Sen has ordered to monitor and continue to demand the dues from Rainsy until the full payment was made.

Rainsy, who has been living in exile in France, could not be reached for a comment yesterday.




 

 

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