Hun Sen Nephew Sues Two of Opposition
A nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen filed suit in Kandal provincial court this week, claiming he had been defamed by  two opposition par
A nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen filed suit in Kandalprovincial court this week, claiming he had been defamed by remarks of twoopposition parliamentary candidates who accused him of assault. Hun To's suit stems from an altercation on a ferry in PonheaLeu district, Kandal, in which Sam Rainsy Party candidates Nuon Vuthy and UchSereyyuth said Hun To ordered his bodyguards to assault them. Hun To has denied the accusation, and on Monday he asked theKandal court to investigate the two men for defamation. The alleged assault occurred during the campaign to thenational election, when the two lawmakers say they were attacked by Hun To'sbodyguards after they drove their vehicle off the ferry. Nuon Vuthy said bodyguards Hun To's bodyguards punched him inthe head and kicked Uch Sereyyuth after a confrontation on the ferry. "If the court works at its procedure and is not underpressure from a powerful man, it would find the truth after itinvestigates," Nuon Vuthy said. Kandal court prosecutor Ouk Kimsith confirmed receipt of thecomplaint. "I have not taken any measures yet," he said. He had also received a complaint from the two Sam RainsyParty lawmakers of the assault and had referred that case to deputy prosecutorKoeurt Vannareth. Hun To's lawyer, Yin Wengka, said Friday he had filed thecomplaint Monday. "These two men defamed my client," he said."What they said is not true. At that time, no bodyguard went with Hun To.At that time Hun To took one car with three people, traveling to Kampong Cham." According to Cambodian law, defamation charges do not carrypenalties of imprisonment, but do carry fines. Assaults can lead to a sentenceof one to five years in prison.