Ousted Co-Premier Offers ‘Compromise’
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The nation’s ousted co-premier says he will give up his claim to the office if a military court drops criminal charges against him. “I am prepared to act against the will of the Cambodian people, against the law . . . to accept a compromise,” deposed First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh said. He has been accused of smuggling weapons and of crimes against national security--charges widely seen as politically motivated.
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