Former leader of the largest opposition party in Cambodia noticed return to Japan.
In Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen has tightened up opposition parties, with the announcement that the leader of the largest opposition party, who continues to live abroad, will return home on the 9th of this month. Tensions are increasing, including being arrested.
In Cambodia, a general election was held last year, and the ruling party monopolizes all seats in the absence of the largest opposition party and salvation party ordered to disband under the powerful Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Sam Lenshi, who has been living abroad for four years before the arrest warrant at the head of the National Salvation Party, announced in August that he would return to Cambodia on November 9th. At the same time, Prime Minister Hun Sen has expressed a warning that he is trying to wake up a coup, and so far has arrested 49 people, including opposition officials who support Sam Renshi.
In addition, the Cambodian government is clear and willing to prevent its return home by strengthening military alerts at the Thai border where Sam Renshi may come in as the return notice date approaches this weekend. Is growing.
However, Mr. Sam Lenti had previously failed to do so while showing his intention to return to Japan, so it is unclear whether the return will be realized.
Although Prime Minister Hun Sen is putting pressure on Western governments to change their sovereign politics, the international community is increasingly criticizing the tightening.
Arrested by opposition party posts
Forty-nine people, including opposition parties who supported their return to Japan, were arrested under the direction of Prime Minister Hun Sen since August when the leader of the largest opposition party and the ROK who were ordered to disband was foretold. It has been.
Among them, a woman who was arrested in September after her husband responded to NHK's interview in the state of Kandar near the capital Phnom Penh.
According to the woman, the husband is supporting the opposition activities, and on September 14, he was suddenly called by the local police and arrested as it was. Only said, and did not reveal the details of the reason for arrest.
After that, I was able to meet my husband who was detained four days later through a lawyer I found with NGO support. The husband explained to the woman that "the police were accused of sharing posts on the opposition party on Facebook."
The woman said, “The husband was seeking real democracy where people could give their opinions. Why did the police arrest him when he did nothing wrong?” It was.