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.
Son Chhay, a Cambodian opposition politician and former Adelaide school teacher, has asked judges in his criminal defamation trial to declare their political allegia.
“From the outset, the authorities repeatedly violated Ms. Seng’s fair trial rights,” the report said, noting that she was named as part of a long list of defendants accused of incitement, without any specific explanation of what she had done.
Son Chhay, vice-president of the Candlelight Party, said he would appear at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning over defamation lawsuits filed by the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the National Election Committee (NEC).