Land activist to be released
Outspoken land activist Kuch Veng will regain his freedom in 15 days after the Pursat provincial court yesterday handed down a guilty verdict with a one-year sentence, then suspended nearly three quarters of that term.
Veng has been in prison since May 19 on charges of fraud that rights groups and supporters believe to be politically motivated and tied to his activism against developer Pheapimex. …
Rights group Adhoc offered a similar conclusion, saying there had been insufficient proof of Veng’s guilt.
“If we listen to the hearing, the judge did not have evidence to incriminate,” Pursat provincial coordinator Phuong Sothea said. …
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