Cambodian mass trial against government opponents reopens

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PHNOM PENH: A mass trial of critics and opponents of Cambodia’s government charged with treason for their non-violent political activities resumed on Tuesday (Dec 7), amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent. Only six of 44 defendants summoned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court turned up at Tuesday’s trial

PHNOM PENH: A mass trial of critics and opponents of Cambodia’s government charged with treason for their non-violent political activities resumed on Tuesday , amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent.

In Phnom Penh, a Cambodian-American lawyer, Theary Seng — who lives on the outskirts of the capital city and is one of the most outspoken critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen — was among the defendants attending the reopened trial. She said her outfit cast herself as a “wounded Apsara” dancer that could represent"the Cambodian population suffering under this autocratic regime”.

Theary Seng has said she has no political party affiliation, but most of those summoned are supporters of the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party. The party’s self-exiled head and co-founder, Sam Rainsy, was one of the no-shows at the resumed trial, while other absentees lived in the remote countryside and were unaware of the court date, lawyer Sam Sokong said.

 

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