Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives to attend the Cambodian People's Party congress in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 19. Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s legal team filed the lawsuit in California last week, saying that Hun Sen was using the platform to commit human rights abuses and deceive the electorate. Among other allegations was that Hun Sen was paying for false Facebook “likes” to mislead voters about his support. Hun Sen said he had no idea who had liked his own page. Sam Rainsy lives in France, where he fled in 2015 after a conviction for defamation that he says was politically motivated.

Source: Bangkok Post February 13, 2018 07:18 UTC