Sopheng Cheang
Prum Chenda, center, wife of a jailed former opposition activist, is stopped by security personnel as she tries to reach the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The trial of more than 60 critics and opponents of the Cambodian government charged with treason and other offenses for taking part in nonviolent political activities resumed Thursday, with rights advocates skeptical that justice is being served. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) January 14, 2021 - 3:48 AM
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ten opposition activists, including a Cambodian-American lawyer, faced treason and other charges Thursday in a trial in Cambodia s capital widely criticized by rights advocates.
Phnom Penh Court Says Kem Sokha’s Trial Not a Priority
12 January 2021
VOA Khmer
FILE PHOTO - Cambodia s opposition leader Kem Sokha, left, talks to the media at his home before leaving for the court hearing in Phnom Penh, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday said that opposition figure Kem Sokha’s treason trial was not a high priority, despite its willingness to continue legal proceedings against rights activists and dozens of former opposition members.
Taing Sunlay, president of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, said that Kem Sokha s trial was not a priority for the court, despite calls from his defense lawyers to resume the proceedings after it was delayed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The defence lawyer for former members and activists of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on January 12 sent a letter to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court seeking intervention that would allow them to participate in trials scheduled for this month and March.