A court in Cambodia convened on (Jan 14) for the treason trial of scores of opposition figures, one of a series of cases seen by activists as moves by the ruling party to sideline threats to its political monopoly.
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court said that opposition figure Kem Sokha’s treason trial was not a high priority, despite its willingness to continue legal proceedings against rights activists and dozens of former opposition members.
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A lawyer representing Cambodia opposition officials living in self-imposed exile he plans to make a formal request that a court allow his clients to return to the country to defend themselves against charges of “incitement” and “treason,” days after the government said it will not admit them.
The Cambodian government has announced that it will not grant passports or visas to exiled opposition politicians who are trying to get back to the country next week to defend themselves against ginned-up charges of “incitement” and “treason.”
