<h1>Opposition leader's foreign speech on corruption sparks domestic insult and defamation threats, testing political speech protections</h1> An opposition leader publicly criticized the domestic political system abroad, alleging centralized corruption, monopoly-linked economic control, harm to small businesses from past policies, and a 'wholesale attack' on democracy; the ruling party responded domestically, accusing the speaker of insulting the country on foreign soil. Legal issues potentially implicated include political speech protections versus possible defamation or insult claims under domestic law, cross-border reputational harm, and political accountability measures. Regulatory or prosecutorial responses would hinge on statutory thresholds for criminal insult, defamation, or national-security-related statutes and on evidentiary proof for corruption allegations.