Cambodian Land Rights Activist’s Bail Plea Rejected
The Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a jailed land rights activist’s appeal to be released on bail, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the whole case smacked of political interference and should be thrown out. … “I am having heart, respiratory, and stomach issues,” she said. “I have many responsibilities, defending my family and land. If the court wants to see real justice, I believe that I should be released.” “But the Boeung Kak community and I will continue to struggle forever and we will not be defeated,” [Yorm Bopha] said. … “The Supreme Court’s ruling comes as no surprise,” they said, adding that just over a week before Yorm Bopha’s appearance at the court, Prime Minister Hun Sen had publicly stated in a televised speech that her case had nothing to do with land issues and that she instead had acted “violently and unjustly in the eyes of the government.”
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-03272013191716.html
