Rainsy lost to Prime Minister Hun Sen

Former Cambodian opposition leader in exile Sam Rainsy announced to cancel the bet with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to Rainsy’s Facebook post on Wednesday.

The convicted Rainsy also abolished his own promise of repatriation and imprisonment. Rainsy spoke in an interview with Radio Free Asia on 15 February 2019 that he will not return home as promised, but will repatriate at any appropriate time soon.

On 9 November 2018, Rainsy dared the premier to resign if Sokha released; if not, Rainsy himself will return home and be arrested. Sam Rainsy bet with Premier Hun Sen that Kem Sokha will be released in between 29 December 2018 - 3 March 2018, as he believed that Sokha’s pre-trail detention will end no later than 3 March 2019.