Cambodia’s former opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, faces royal insult charges punishable by a jail term, according to a court summons, the first prominent figure to be accused under the new law. Rainsy is under investigation after calling into question the authenticity of a public letter from King Norodom Sihamoni urging people to vote. Cambodia’s long-serving prime minister, Hun Sen, has been relentlessly crushing democratic forces and grinding down civil society, says The Washington Post’s editorial. The main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, has been dissolved, and Hun Sen warned opposition forces to “prepare your coffin.” Rainsy believes that regardless of the results of the election, Hun Sen’s position will become untenable after he loses legitimacy. He also called on the Cambodian people to boycott the July 29 national elections.