Cambodia's opposition party has unexpectedly failed to
attend the reopening of parliament, setting back hopes of a political truce with
the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Cambodia National Rescue Party spokesman Yim Sovann said
Friday that the opposition party felt they were under threat of physical
intimidation, recalling that its lawmakers had previously been beaten up by a
pro-government mob.
The opposition had recently said it would rejoin the
parliamentary session after some conciliatory words and gestures by both sides.
The party stopped attending the parliamentary sessions
about four months ago after lawmakers of the ruling Cambodian People's Party
stripped some opposition lawmakers of their legal immunity. The party charges
that the government is using lawsuits to unfairly harass its members.
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