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‘Miscarriage of justice’: Reactions to Kem Sokha conviction

Kem Sokha was arrested in 2017 and had been on trial since 2020 [Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP]

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being found guilty of treason.

Kem Sokha, who headed the now-banned Cambodia National Rescue Party, was arrested in a midnight raid in 2017 and accused of conspiring with foreign powers to overthrow the government of longtime leader Hun Sen.

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