The court in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh summoned 59 exiles affiliated with its banned opposition party to stand trial later this month on treason and incitement charges; the case was a politically motivated move to prevent their return to the country.
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At least a dozen CNRP supporters were questioned in the Kampong Cham Provincial Court this week over incitement allegations, while three former party officials were handed suspended sentences over forestry crimes in Pursat province, according to lawyers.
The wife of a detained activist and former elected official with Cambodia’s banned opposition party was attacked by unknown assailants as part of a staged traffic accident meant to warn her off campaigning for her husband’s release, she said Wednesday, leaving her frightened and seriously injured.https://bit.ly/3k32pXE;
