Outrage as Cambodian court convicts activists for inciting 'social chaos' by planning one-person march
Outrage as Cambodian court convicts activists for inciting ‘social chaos’ by planning one-person march by Gerald Flynn on 14 May 2021 On May 5, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted and sentenced five activists from the environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia: Long Kunthea, Phuon Keoraksmey, Thun Ratha, Chea Kunthin and Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson. The activists have been convicted of intending to cause “social chaos” by planning a protest of the government-sanctioned destruction of Phnom Penh’s lakes, which are being filled in for development. The planned one-person march ne...