A former CNRP commune chief and a Cambodian worker from Thailand were tried for comments they made on Facebook allegedly criticizing the government and king.
Candlelight Party official Hem Chhil was released on bail by the Appeal Court on Thursday, months after he was arrested for alleged illegal fishing in Pursat province.
Army commander Hun Manet said the military will have low tolerance for repeat drug users, a rare acknowledgement of drug use in the armed forces.
The latest trial hearing for opposition leader Kem Sokha again examined a video of a decade-old public protest, and witnessed another clash in the final moments as a defense lawyer accused the prosecution of bringing arbitrary charges against Sokha.
More than 30 opposition activists have been violently attacked in the past five years — including the killing of a man in November and this weekend’s assault — typically by unknown assailants on public streets, a lawyer said.
The Supreme Court has upheld an incitement conviction against an opposition activist for a social media post in 2020. The details of the post were not disclosed in the Supreme Court.
A Phnom Penh Candlelight official was assaulted on Sunday and sustained a serious head injury, with CCTV footage showing potentially six assailants.
A former CNRP official from Kampot wants the Supreme Court to quash a five-year prison sentence she received in 2020 for allegedly supporting the return of Sam Rainsy in November 2019.
The Justice Ministry said eight new amendments to the Constitution were not for political reasons and needed to ensure functioning of the government, specifically pointing to a lack of detail on the need for a caretaker government between mandates.
Two newly elected 31-year-old commune chiefs are among the youngest in their positions in the country. They say they bring energy and ideas, including more environmentally-friendly trash disposal and a “one village, one product” program to encourage the specialization of produce.
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