A provincial court in Cambodia sentenced an opposition candidate in the June 5 commune council elections to two years in prison on charges of faking the documents necessary to apply for his candidacy.
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Seven former CNRP officials were charged in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in connection with inciting the people to go against the government and the King via Facebook between 2018 and 2021.
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Defense lawyers for opposition leader Kem Sokha again accused the prosecution of relitigating evidence that had already been presented during the trial, which concluded its 50th hearing.
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The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has announced the closure of the case against former Kampong Chhnang provincial governor Chhuor Chandoeun for his encroachment on flooded forest land after he returned 22 plots of land to the state, while the province – under its new governor – has completed the repossession of more than 30,000ha of state land in three areas around Tonle Sap Lake.
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