Son Chhay Meets Opposition Activists in Prison
The Candlelight Party politician asked for the release on bail of 23 individuals, characterizing their arrests as political cases.
Nat Sopheap Aug 18, 6:07 pm
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The Candlelight Party politician asked for the release on bail of 23 individuals, characterizing their arrests as political cases.
Police arrested five Chinese nationals in a raid that hauled nearly a ton of ketamine from three different locations.
The family of a Kampong Thom deputy village chief, who allegedly died in custody last week, has asked for a speedy investigation into the death, with around a dozen officers being questioned last week.
Garment factory workers filed a fresh petition to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court this week as they continue to camp out every night on Phnom Penh’s Veng Sreng Blvd. four months into their labor dispute.
Eight amendments to the Cambodian Constitution were signed into law by King Norodom Sihanmoni on Saturday, changes dealing with the transfer of power that have been questioned by the political opposition and local NGOs.
A Phnom Penh Candlelight official was assaulted on Sunday and sustained a serious head injury, with CCTV footage showing potentially six assailants.
The Appeal Court in Tbong Khmum has issued a written final decision dropping charges against former Cambodia Daily journalists Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter, finally bringing an end to their prosecution with no further scope for appeals, their defense lawyer said.
Residents affected by a new airport development in Kandal province shifted their advocacy focus to the prime minister’s son, Hun Manet, and petitioned him to intervene in the dispute.
At the 47th session in Kem Sokha’s treason case, the defendant’s lawyers rejected a prosecutor’s claim that the former opposition leader was responsible for a violent clash in 2013.
Opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay returned from Australia to Cambodia on Sunday and will face lawsuits lodged over his claim of vote-stealing, including a $1-million suit brought against him by the ruling CPP.
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