The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 7 delivered a verdict in the defamation case against Candlelight Party vice-president Son Chhay, ruling against him in the lawsuits filed against him by National Election Committee (NEC) and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
The Supreme Court on September 30 upheld the six-year prison sentence for Seng Chan Theary, an outspoken Cambodian-American political activist and attorney who has been serving her term on charge of conspiracy to plotting against the government.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on September 29 heard the case of Candlelight Party vice-president Son Chhay, who has been sued by the National Election Committee (NEC) for public defamation in connection with his allegations of irregularities in the June 5 commune council elections.