A court in Cambodia began the trials of five detained opposition activists and their party’s acting chief, drawing around 100 supporters who demanded that authorities drop charges human rights groups have dismissed as “politically motivated.”
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An ex-Macau crime boss sanctioned by the U.S. this month partly for links to newly established businesses in Cambodia was accused by prosecutors upon his 1999 arrest of working to build an arms factory here, according to reports at the time.
A court sentenced two rappers who wrote rhymes critical of the government to lengthy prison terms, prompting a rights group to condemn the verdict as a form of “intimidation” against outspoken members of the country’s youth.
