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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Cambodian opposition leader jailed after conviction for inciting disorder

Sun Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power party, was found guilty of the charge at a court in Phnom Penh.
Sun Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power party. The defence lawyer called the ruling an injustice. Photograph: NPP

The leader of a Cambodian opposition party has been sentenced to two years in jail and banned from running for office after he was found guilty of inciting social disorder, in the latest legal case to target government critics.

Sun Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power party, was found guilty of the charge at a court in Phnom Penh. He also faces a fine of 4m riel (£800) and has been stripped of his right to vote or stand for election.

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