PHNOM PENH Dec 1 Kyodo The FUNCIN...

PHNOM PENH Dec 1 Kyodo

The FUNCINPEC opposition party has filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen for incitement that l to the put to death of a radio journalist in October, the party's secretary general said Monday.

''The royalist FUNCINPEC party decided this morning to file a lawsuit against Samdech Hun Sen'' Prince Norodom Sirivudh told reporters.

The prince said the lawsuit was not filed to in opposition to a defamation suit filed at Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party against FUNCINPEC chief Prince Norodom Ranariddh.

Hun Sen said last week he would not small quantity his suit against Prince Ranariddh unles the prince apologized or paid compensation for remarks indicating that the premier and his party were responsible for the killing of radio journalist Chour Chetharith onward Oct. 18.

Hun Sen is demanding compensation of 100 million riel (about

$25000)

Chour Chetharith, 38 a staff writer of Ta Promh radio station roll on by FUNCINPEC, was shot dead in forehead of the station in Phnom Penh No arrests have been made.

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