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EU withdraws support for Cambodia election authority after opposition dissolved

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France 24 The EU on Tuesday pulled support for Cambodia’s election authority, questioning the legitimacy of upcoming polls after the dissolution of the opposition transformed the kingdom into a virtual one-party state under strongman Hun Sen. A Supreme Court ruling last month dissolved the main opposition to the incumbent Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) after Hun Sen intensified his attacks on them with elections looming… Read more »

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been charged with treason and could face a jail term of 15 to 30 years if convicted, a court said on Tuesday.

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Source: France 24 | September 5, 2017 Kem Sokha was arrested on Sunday in an escalating crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen‘s government, which accused the opposition leader of plotting with the United States to undermine the Southeast Asian country. Kem Sokha had been charged with “colluding with foreigners” under Article 443 of Cambodia’s penal code, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court… Read more »