Phnom Penh (FN), June 20 - Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) Sieng Sok summoned Sam Rainsy to clarify case on insulting His Majesty King, committed on 12 July 2018, according to court’s order issued on Tuesday.

Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana ordered the PPMC to take legal action against Sam Rainsy's accusation the Royal Message a forgery, which is widely seen as an insult.

The order came after Sam Rainsy, former opposition party leader, wrote on Facebook on June 6, 2018, “King's letter urging people to go to vote: a forgery or a piece made under duress thus legally worthless".

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, called on all citizens to exercise their free rights by voting in the National Assembly 6th mandate election on July 29, 2018, according to the royal letter dated on May 18, 2018.
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