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Article: Sam Rainsy says Hun Sen opposed to fair Khmer Rouge trial

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Dateline: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen is not keen to bring Khmer Rouge leaders to justice because of his old links with the genocidal group, an opposition leader charged Friday.

"As long as Hun Sen stays in power, there will be no proper Khmer Rouge tribunal," Sam Rainsy, the leader of the main opposition Sam Rainsy Party, told reporters on arrival from the United States.

Hun Sen's government rejected the allegation, saying it was committed to a fair trial.

Sam Rainsy "has freedom to make such comments but the public can understand and distinguish the truth from the political rhetoric," said Sean Vissoth, a member of a government ...

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