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Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy faces defamation trial in France

Veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy arrives in court in Paris on September 1, 2022. AFP - EMMANUEL DUNAND

Longstanding Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy is in court in France, facing defamation cases brought against him by top officials in his home country.

The 73-year-old was targeted with two separate complaints by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his son-in-law and deputy national police chief, Dy Vichea, over Facebook posts from 2019.

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