Political, Youth Activists Recant Testimony at Rong Chhun Protests Trial
Political, Youth Activists Recant Testimony at Rong Chhun Protests Trial 16 February 2021 VOA Khmer Rong Chhun, center, President of the Cambodian Trade Union Confederation, uses a megaphone during a protest near the prime minister's residence in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Share share PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Political and youth activists, who are being tried for protesting the arrest of prominent unionist Ron Chhun, recanted their statements during a hearing on Tuesday, claiming they were coerced to confess. The trial involves 15 defendants, fiv...