Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 16 - National Assembly spokesman Leng Peng Long confirmed Tuesday that Sam Rainsy was not invited to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

The exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s name was not in the name list of Cambodian delegation attending the IPU.

According to the name list Fresh News received on Tuesday, only Second Vice-President of the Cambodian National Assembly, Ms. Khoun Sudary was invited by Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the IPU, to attend the General Assembly.

Cambodian People's Party (CPP)’s spokesman Sok Eysan said that the presence of exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy at Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) a violation of Cambodian democratic rights, independence, and sovereignty.

“Sam Rainsy has no rights to attend international forums. Rainsy does not represent Cambodian people,” Eysan said adding that, “Rainsy is just a traitor and wanderer, and puppet of foreigners.”

“The presence of Rainsy violated the international principle in which head of the IPU shall be responsible for the shameful political bias,” he continued.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union convened the 139th General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland from 12-20 October 2018.
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