Antiterrorism police said in court on Tuesday that CNRP defendants linked to or supporting Sam Rainsy’s planned return in 2019 were engaging in incitement.
With a little over 90 days to the commune elections, political parties began registering candidates on Friday to run in the 1,652 communes across the country.
Opposition leader Kem Sokha made another call to find a resolution to his treason trial, adding that efforts to keep him away from politics could render upcoming elections not free and fair.
CNRP supporter Seng Chan Theary was asked to explain the use of terms like “illegitimate government” and “dictatorship” in Facebook posts that are being used as evidence against her in the mass trial of CNRP leaders and members.
One of two CNRP mass trials will have a verdict on March 17, with the prosecution alleging senior opposition leaders and members were directly responsible for partial revocations of international trade privileges.
Prime Minister Hun Sen railed against his agriculture minister on Wednesday, lambasting him for raising pork prices and for not attending a meeting with the Commerce Ministry.
Kem Sokha’s trial resumed on Wednesday to the usual squabbling between the prosecution and defense teams, with only a few new pieces of evidence produced in support of the CNRP leader’s defense.
The resumption of the trial of opposition activist Seng Chan Theary kicked off to heated arguments of the court’s procedures.
Or Vandine urged caution and said the recent surge of Covid-19 cases could very quickly increase to the four- or five-digits.
Tensions between prosecution and defense consumed most of Wednesday’s trial hearing of opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason case, as each side accused the other of trying to delay the trial process.
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