
Despite Complaints of US ‘Smear Campaign,’ Observers See a Softening
Over the past week, increasing pressure on Cambodia coincided with the suddenly approved release of at least a dozen political prisoners.

Over the past week, increasing pressure on Cambodia coincided with the suddenly approved release of at least a dozen political prisoners.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday decided to drop an arrest warrant against Thailand-based social analyst Seng Sary after Prime Minister Hun Sen made the suggestion in a Facebook post on Monday.

Backtracking from a warning made Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday asked the courts to consider dropping an arrest warrant against Thailand-based political analyst Seng Sary, saying he now understands the analyst’s comments as acceptable.

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