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Mass trial of Cambodian opposition members charged with treason

Prisoners arrive by police truck at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia, on September 15, 2022 [File: Heng Sinith/AP Photo]

Cambodian opposition party activists and former lawmakers have been put on trial for treason, the latest mass trial of opponents of the country’s long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.

A total of 37 defendants were summoned to the court in the capital, Phnom Penh, on Thursday, though only three were physically present as the majority were either in exile abroad or in hiding, defence lawyer Sam Sokong said.

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