Cambodian Court Orders New Probe Into Dissident’s Call to Shoot ‘Dictator’

10 July 2014
Radio Free Asia
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Government / Human rights / International laws and treaties / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Social development
Cambodian People's Party / CPP / Hun Sen / ICC / International Criminal Court / Khmer People Power Movement / KPPM / LICADHO / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / Sourn Serey Ratha / Top Chhunheng

A Phnom Penh court on Thursday agreed to a prosecution request to consider filing more serious charges against a U.S.-based Cambodia dissident Sourn Serey Ratha accused of instigating an armed revolt against Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sourn Serey Ratha, who leads the Khmer People Power Movement (KPPM), was initially charged with incitement to commit a crime based on leaflets distributed to the public in August last year calling on the Cambodian armed forces to turn their guns against the “dictator” instead of against people protesting over disputed general elections. ...

 Parameswaran Ponnudurai
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