Phnom Penh: The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has decided to release Mr. Hun Kosal on bail from April 22, 2023.

Hun Kosal's release comes a day after his friend Yim Sinan asked to Join to the CPP and met with Prime Minister Hun Sen at his residence yesterday.

In a release order dated 22 April 2023, the Investigating Judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Khy Sok Vouch, ordered the Director of the 1st Correctional Center of the Ministry of Interior to release the accused Hun Kosal today.

It should be noted that on March 22, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Hun Kosal and his counterpart, Mr. Yim Sinorn, on charges of "insulting the King and inciting serious chaos ”according to Article 437 (duplicate) of the Law Amending the Penal Code, Article 494 and Article 495 of the Penal Code.