The vice-president of the Candlelight Party was also ordered to pay a US$1,000 fine.
PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court today jailed a senior opposition figure for three years over his social media post discussing the disputed history of the fall of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime.
Thach Setha, a vice-president of the opposition Candlelight Party, in January posted a video to Facebook discussing the politically sensitive history of Jan 7, but his critical comments drew the ire of authorities accusing him of incitement ahead of the July election.He was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a US$1,000 fine, his lawyer Sam Sokong told AFP.
Government critics say that case was politically motivated because he was taken into custody ahead of the country’s election which the ruling party won by a landslide.