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Friday, July 12, 2013
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader granted royal pardon
Updated 12 July 2013, 19:11 AEST
Sam Rainsy speaking to Radio Australia in 2012. The path has been cleared for Mr Rainsy to return to Cambodia ahead of July's general election. (Credit: ABC)
Cambodia's opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, has been granted a royal pardon and is free to return to the country ahead of elections.
The Cambodian government announced the pardon Friday, paving the way for the popular Mr Rainsy, who has lived in exile in France for the past four years, to return for the July 28 general election.
The royal pardon quashes the 11-year jail term handed down to Mr Rainsy in 2010 in a brace of cases that were slammed by his supporters as politically motivated.
Government spokesman, Phay Siphan, has told Radio Australia the veteran opposition leader is free to return to the country that he left in 2009.
The news has delighted members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, who believe Mr Rainsy's presence will translate into more votes for them.
Mr Rainsy announced last weekend he would return to Cambodia by July 28, and was prepared to go to jail if necessary.
However he had not fixed a return date, leading to speculation a deal was being worked out behind the scenes.
News of his pardon follows warnings from some donors to the country that an election lacking Mr Rainsy's participation might not be seen as free and fair.
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