National Assembly passes lèse majesté law, limits to freedom of association
The National Assembly unanimously passed amendments to the Constitution and Criminal Code Wednesday that will impose restrictions on political rights and make it illegal to disrespect the King – changes that observers called a “disaster” for civil liberties in the Kingdom. In a full plenary session, the 123 parliamentarians of ruling Cambodian People’s Party, royalist Funcinpec, and two other minor parties unanimously approved the amendments that had been drafted last month. …
Leonie Kijewski and Soth Koemsoeun
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