Cambodia: court denies Kem Sokha’s plea to drop treason charge case
A court of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh city has rejected a request from lawyers of Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), for his treason charges to be dropped.
Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, (Source: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – A court of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh city hasrejected a request from lawyers of Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolvedopposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), for his treason charges to bedropped.
A decision issued byJudge Ky Rithy on January 4 said that it was compulsory to gather evidence andquestion all relevant witnesses before the probe could be concluded, as KemSokha’s alleged illegal collusion with foreigners lasted from 1993-2017.
Kem Sokha, 64, wasarrested on September 3, 2017, and detained from September 6 the same year forthe charge of “colluding with foreigners” under Article 443 of the country'sCriminal Code.
More than two monthsafter his arrest, the CNRP was dissolved by the Supreme Court and 118 seniorparty members banned from joining politics for five years.
On March 5, 2018, thePhnom Penh Municipal Court ordered an additional six months of detention forKem Sokha.
On September 10, hewas released from Trapeng Phlong prison in Tbong Khmum province and returned tohis home in Phnom Penh.
He could face up to 30years in prison if found guilty.-VNA
Former leader of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha will remain in temporary detention to serve investigation and judgment.
Leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha was released from Trapeng Phlong prison in the country’s Tbong Khmum province and returned to his home in Phnom Penh in early morning of September 10.
Leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha was released on September 10 but immediately put under house arrest to serve investigation of his alleged crimes, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said the same day.
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Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, (Source: VNA) 
