Rainsy vows to return amid threats of arrest

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is scheduled to return to Phnom Penh on 16 November where he could face arrest and a two-year prison sentence over a defamation case dating back to 2008, his party said on 15 November.

Eng Chhay Eang, a spokesman of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, said that Rainsy – who has been visiting supporters in South Korea – will arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport at around 10:30pm on a Korean Air flight.

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