Despite having been prevented from checking in for the flight from Paris to Bangkok, Sam Rainsy, the self-exiled of Cambodia's opposition CNRP, said he remains determined to return to Cambodia.
"We won't give up on our plan to return to Cambodia. We will join you, along with many others from around the world who will accompany us to Cambodia, in fighting for a positive change in democracy," said Sam Rainsy via his personal Facebook page.
Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition founder Sam Rainsy, who has vowed to return to his home country, said he had been prevented on Thursday from checking-in for a flight from Paris to Bangkok, a Reuters witness said.
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday afternoon issued a document voiding the passports of 12 people, including opposition leaders Mu Sochua and Eng Chhay Eang. The statement follows the detention of Mu Sochua in Malaysia, ahead of the opposition’s planned return to Cambodia on November 9.
