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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.

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 »