Lu Laysreng has reportedly fled to Thailand following the leak, though this could not be independently confirmed.
The Cambodian government produced a video which is said showed Rainsy admitting to the allegations.
Hun Sen compared Cambodia’s situation to that of South Korea and Thailand, saying other countries’ governments do not consider the people’s will.
The parties accepting the offer are Funcinpec and the Cambodian Nationality Party (CNP), while the League for Democracy Party (LDP) declined to take part in the deal.
The Cambodian government has hailed the move as evidence of the health of Cambodian democracy.
Leng Peng Long, National Assembly spokesman, told VOA after a meeting of the committee that it had forwarded the proposal to parliament’s legislative and judicial committee for further review.
The CNRP is currently the subject of a Supreme Court case that could see it dissolved if a complaint filed by the CPP is upheld.
In a letter from the interior ministry distributed on October 2, it said officials should report on the “nature of activity” at least three days prior to any planned event.
The dissolution of the CNRP could leave the Cambodian People’s Party unopposed in parliament.
As threats ramp up and moves are made to dissolve the party, deputy leader flees.
Cambodia’s garment industry is a key industry, employing more than 700,000 people and bringing in billions of dollars each year.
One of Sokha’s lawyers said they had decided to walk out of the courtroom after the judge rejected a request to delay proceedings until Sokha could attend.
Kem Sokha was arrested on September 3 and later charged with treason-related offenses for allegedly conspiring with a foreign power to overthrow the government in a “color revolution”.
Kem Sokha has been in detention at Trapaing Phlong prison in Tbong Khmum province since his arrest on September 3.
Last week, the group circulated Taiwanese trade figures that showed imports of silica sand dwarfed Cambodia’s recorded exports by $30 million.
Ministry of Information spokesman Ouk Kimseng claimed RFA “incited” the Cambodian people against its government.
Cambodians are heading to pagodas to give offerings, putting aside concerns over their country’s future.
Radio Free Asia last week announced the closure of its news bureau in Cambodia after 20 years of operation.
More than 550 Cambodians have been deported since the signing of the agreement between the two countries in 2002.
Son Chhay, the opposition party’s chief whip, said the party believed that international pressure on Phnom Penh would lead to an easing of tensions.
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