phnom penh cambodia exile opposition leader sam rainsy commit treason incite soldier defy order prime minister hun sen say wednesday face new legal action comment threat legal action sam rainsy live france since 2015 avoid series convictions come weeks court dissolve opposition party remove significant challenge hun sen extend decades-long rule general election next year dissolution cambodia national rescue party cnrp condemn opposition right group western countries serious blow democracy since international peace deal u.n.-run elections early 1990s end decades war genocide unite state withdraw offer help fund election european union raise possibility withdraw trade preferences sam rainsy step leader cnrp year turn futile bid forestall ban party suggest video post facebook page tuesday soldier would obey order shoot civilians around world time arm force obey order give dictators kill people say hun sen immortal must protect hun sen sam rainsy tell supporters paris hun sen hold power 32 years say military would file lawsuit response treasonous crime incitement soldier disobey order hun sen tell garment workers phnom penh supreme court ban cnrp leader kem sokha take sam rainsy step arrest allegedly plot overthrow government american help kem sokha reject accusation prison interview reuters last month sam rainsy say cambodia tip point hun sen would drive power like zimbabwe robert mugabe urge western state impose target sanction government crackdown dissent include prosecution several right activists reporters closure several media outlets sam rainsy serve finance minister ill-fated coalition set hun sen refuse give power lose u.n.-organised election 1993. hun sen purge coalition partner 1997 putsch hun sen build close tie china dismiss western pressure improve right warn return civil war lose election version story amend headline show hun sen say opposition leader would sue cambodia 's sam rainsy sue 'treasonous call soldier pm