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Exiled Cambodia opposition leader hit with 10-year jail term

Relatives of jailed opposition members protest in front of Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh on Thursday, as the court sentenced opposition figures including exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy over an alleged plot to topple strongman ruler Hun Sen. (AFP photo)

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 10 years in prison over an alleged plot to topple strongman ruler Hun Sen.

Rainsy has lived in France since 2015 to avoid jail on a number of convictions he says are politically motivated, including a 25-year sentence passed in March last year.

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