Opposition Members Summoned Back to Court
Eight opposition members have been called back to court, facing lingering charges of insurrection and incitement as Cambodia’s dueling political parties continue to fine tune details of an agreement last month. The seven lawmakers and one assistant for the Cambodia National Rescue Party were released on bail after a July 22 political deal between Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy. The deal broke through a political impasse that had been in place since an opposition boycott of the government in the wake of July 2013 elections it said were fraudulent. Rights workers say they fear the courts and the arrests of the lawmakers are being used in political negotiations. …
Sok Khemara
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