Judge Koy Sao also tells the court in Phnom Penh that Kem Sokha will be barred from running for political office or voting in elections.
Judge Koy Sao also told the court in the capital, Phnom Penh, that Kem Sokha would be barred from running for political office or voting in elections.
“We call on authorities to allow all Cambodians to enjoy…universal human rights of peaceful assembly and free expression and to participate in building a truly democratic system,” he told reporters outside the court.A government spokesperson declined to comment on the court case, referring questions to the judiciary.
Many media outlets critical of Hun Sen have also been shuttered and civil dissent crushed in recent years.
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