King Norodom Sihamoni on February 15 issued a royal decree granting political rehabilitation to three former senior officials of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – Chan Cheng, Ket Khy and Pot Pov.
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Overseas opposition politicians have called for the release of Cambodian political prisoners, demanded peaceful elections and negotiations with long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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An end to the trial and the restoration of his political rights are what Kem Sokha is hoping to achieve, according to his lawyer Pheng Heng, who on Feb. 16 suggested that Sokha has been hoping to compete in the upcoming commune elections slated for June 5, 2022. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court will consider adding more trial days for the hearing in the treason case against former opposition leader Kem Sokha following a request by his lawyer.
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One of two CNRP mass trials will have a verdict on March 17 after lawyers in the prolonged legal affair made their concluding statements, with the prosecution alleging senior opposition leaders and members were directly responsible for partial revocations of international trade privileges.
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The effort to register another opposition party, the National Future Party (NFP), before the upcoming June Commune Election came to an end after its founder, former opposition lawmaker Khim Laky, was confirmed to have defected to the Candlelight Party (CP).
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Although the party president is in jail, the Khmer Rise Party (KRP) is preparing their candidates to compete in the June Commune Elections, but some members are still in disarray.
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In an effort to secure the victory for the June Commune Election, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is set to register 28,257 candidates in 1,652 communes across the country while some former commune councillors of the court- dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who defected to the CPP have lost their chance to stand for election.
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