Today, the court will consider an Interior Ministry complaint seeking the dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party – the country’s largest opposition party and the only electoral threat to the CPP. He was appointed president of the Supreme Court in 1998 and has held the position since, in spite of laws that require judges to retire at age 60. Indeed, Munty is not alone on the Supreme Court in his ties to the ruling party. The opposition party will not bother sending lawyers to today’s hearing, since it would be pointless, said CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay. “The prime minister already put a bet on it,” Chhay says, referring to public declarations made last week by Hun Sen guaranteeing the party would be dissolved.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 15, 2017 18:00 UTC