Sam Rainsy says his sentence is simply a political statement born out of weakness and fear Pizaro Gozali Idrus | 02.03.2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia
A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced Sam Rainsy, a former opposition figure, to 25 years in prison, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sam Rainsy was charged with assault under articles 27 and 451 of the Penal Code in connection with an attempted coup to overthrow the legitimate government under a plot to return to Cambodia during the Nov. 9, 2019 events, according to the media outlet Fresh News.
In addition to criminal punishment, the court decided to completely deprive them of the “right to vote and the right to stand for elections,” it said.
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Protesters hold signs as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb 24, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
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new investigation by RFA out this week explores the multi-million dollar investments made in Australia by Cambodia’s ruling elite over the last five years. These investments appear to have been made in tandem with a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) against Australia’s Cambodian community.
On Monday, RFA sat down with Julian Hill, an Australian member of parliament representing the city of Melbourne, home to the highest concentration of Cambodian-born Australians. In the interview, reproduced below, Hill blasted as “pathetic” the Australian government’s response to the millions of dollars flowing from Phnom Penh to cities like Melbourne and Sydney, labelling the Cambodian authorities a “gangster regime.”
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A court in Cambodia convened on Thursday for the treason trial of scores of opposition figures, one of a series of cases seen by activists as moves by the ruling party to sideline threats to its political monopoly.
The defendants are among 121 people affiliated with the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who are charged with treason and incitement.
Of more than 60 defendants summoned to appear on Thursday, 11 showed up, according to Sam Sokong, a defence lawyer who represents dozens of the defendants. The CNRP has said many of the accused are in exile, concerned they would not get a fair hearing.