CAMBODIA
Cambodian Political Analyst Arrested For Defaming Prime MinisterRADIO FREE ASIA
Prominent Cambodian political analyst and social commentator Kim Sok was arrested on Friday and charged with inciting social chaos and defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen during a radio interview with RFA’s Khmer Service last week. Hundreds of supporters protested in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court demanding justice for Kim Sok, who is being detained temporarily in Prey Sar prison on the city’s outskirts as he awaits trial. The court ordered that he be held after he attended a morning hearing about the US $500,000 defamation lawsuit brought against …read more
Source: Victims of Communism
