Cambodian monk and dissident ordered to court on incitement charges

5 November 2014
Radio Free Asia
Civil society / Constitution and rights / Crime and law enforcement / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations
Hun Sen / Luon Sovath / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / Sourn Serey Ratha

Two outspoken critics of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen are to be dragged to court this month on vague charges of “incitement to commit a crime,” but the defendants say they have done nothing illegal. Prominent activist monk Luon Sovath received a summons dated Oct. 22 and signed by Phnom Penh Municipal Court deputy prosecutor Meas Chanpeseth accusing him of “incitement to commit crimes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and abroad” in 2011, under Penal Code article 495. …

 Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/charges-11042014165237.html