Order for Cambodia arrest of opposition leader Sam Rainsy comes amid push for PM’s resignation | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

A Cambodian court has ordered the arrest of opposition leader Sam Rainsy in connection with a seven-year-old defamation case amid fresh political tensions between him and Hun Sen, the prime minister. The arrest warrant was issued on Friday, a day after Hun Sen threatened Sam Rainsy with a lawsuit for calling on the international community to…