The National Police Chief, General Lieutenant Neth Savoen, said the suspects were arrested after the police received several complaints from some of their victims.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court is scheduled to announce on February 23 its verdicts for Sam Rainsy – the former president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – and eight other former CNRP officials on incitement and plotting charges.
Rong Chhun, activists testify in incitement case phnompenhpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phnompenhpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cambodia’s courts have begun a mass
trial against supporters and members of the
country’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
Prime Minister Hun Sen has substantially
increased persecution of his political opponents in a bid to stay in power and
prepare for the next general election in 2023 by blocking the opposition. The
CNRP has been banned since 2017.
Several
Southeast Asian countries, particularly
Thailand, are helping Hun Sen in his political oppression and efforts to
sideline key democratic forces.
Hun
Sen pushes to wipe out remaining political opposition to his regime
The first mass trial, which kicked off in
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