Cambodia opposition figures hit with jail terms

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court handed out jail terms Thursday to 20 opposition figures including exiled leader Sam Rainsy, who condemned the judgment as a fresh bid by strongman ruler Hun Sen to quash dissent.

"The justice system has again been used as a blunt political tool in an attempt to quash opposition to Hun Sen's dictatorship. Opposing dictators is a duty, not a crime," Rainsy wrote on his Twitter account. For the defendants sentenced to five years in prison, the court suspended part of their terms, so they will serve three years and eight months.

"This is just another day of injustice here in Cambodia. It's the norm now, injustice is the norm," said Theary Seng, a lawyer and activist who is herself facing treason and incitement charges.

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