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Cambodia lawyer, opposition party members jailed for treason

Cambodian-US human rights advocate Theary Seng was taken away by police after she was found guilty of treason [Samuel/AFP]

Theary Seng, a prominent Cambodian American lawyer, and dozens of members of Cambodia’s banned opposition party have been convicted of treason in a controversial mass trial over a failed attempt by the party’s leader to return home in 2019.

The Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) was forcibly dissolved after a strong showing in local elections in 2017 and its co-leader, Kem Sohka, was charged with treason.

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