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A Cambodian-American lawyer and dozens of members of a now-dissolved opposition party were convicted of treason Tuesday in a trial that is part of efforts to tame opposition to the long-running rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Theary Seng receives six-year sentence in ongoing mass trial of government critics in Phnom Penh
The ruling is widely believed to be at the behest of Hun Sen, the authoritarian ruler of Cambodia who is cracking down on dissent.
Outside the courtroom, police arrested the prominent Cambodian-American activist Theary Seng.
After landing in the US ahead of the ASEAN-US Special Summit, Prime Minister Hun Sen was received by over 1,000 Cambodian-Americans including political analysts who welcomed him with greetings, fist bumps and selfies.