Al Jazeera About half the country’s opposition members of parliament have left as government vows more arrests over alleged coup.Opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested on September 3 over coup allegations [Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images]
The prosecution of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha is a message from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government for the United States, one that says “stop interfering with Cambodia’s internal affairs”.
File photo of Cambodia’s Kem Sokha when he talked exclusively to Channel NewsAsia about living in self-exile, his protest plans and whether he would be PM. (Photo: Jack Board)
PHNOM PENH: The US should stop interfering in Cambodia’s internal affairs, a government spokesperson has told Channel NewsAsia, shortly after opposition leader Kem Sokha was charged with treason.
Government cites ‘secret conspiracy’ for nighttime arrest of main opposition leader Kem Sokha.
Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Kem Sokha casts his vote during June elections [Samrang Pring/Reuters]
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested in Phnom Penh early on Sunday and the government of veteran Prime Minister Hun Sen said he was accused of treason.
The government said in a statement it had a video clip and other evidence that pointed to “secret plans of conspiracy between Kem Sokha, others and foreigners to harm the Kingdom of Cambodia”. Tiếp tục đọc “Kem Sokha detained during Cambodia police raid”→
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