At least 13 former CNRP activists who were convicted in March for their involvement in the formation of the overseas CNRM opposition movement and for comments about the Covid-19 response appealed their sentences at the Appeal Court on Tuesday.
Khmer Thavrak activists on Friday questioned their incitement convictions for attending protests in August 2020, saying not all were present over the four days in question — and one had not joined at all.
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.
The Appeal Court on Monday upheld the already-served sentences against five human rights officials who were convicted of bribing the alleged lover of an opposition leader.
A former CNRP official sentenced for allegedly taking part in gatherings to support exiled leaders of the former opposition group on Wednesday morning appealed what he called an unfair conviction.
A Siem Reap Police officer has been sent to pretrial detention for biting his girlfriend’s baby last week. An appeal hearing from the “Adhoc 5” case was delayed due to a possible Covid-19 exposure.
A team of five foreigners allegedly used the fake website “canadiabank.com” to defraud a victim of tens of thousands of dollars at a time.
A woman sentenced for 16 years for trafficking women to work in Malaysia appealed her sentence on Tuesday, while a Takeo prosecutor urged the Appeal Court to issue heavier sentences for two men convicted of raping their under nieces.
The Supreme Court has asked a lower court to reconsider a seven-year prison sentence handed to a former military police officer who was convicted for killing a person outside a mini-mart in Phnom Penh.
The Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld one-year jail sentences against two former opposition activists for incitement and insult after they criticized the distribution of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines in Cambodia before they were approved by the WHO.
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