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Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy slapped with 25-year jail sentence as Australians face ‘incitement’ trial
Prominent Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy was sentenced in absentia to 25 years in jail over an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government, a court official said.
Key points:
- Nine Cambodian opposition figures have been given jail terms of 20 to 25 years
- More than 150 opposition figures are on mass trial for treason and incitement
- The ABC understands that four Cambodian-Australians are on trial
Rainsy has lived in France since 2015 to avoid jail for several other convictions he says are politically motivated.
The latest sentence was related to his attempts to return home in 2019, the government-friendly media outlet Fresh News reported.
Rainsy was convicted “for an (attempted) attack in Cambodia in 2019”, Y Rin, a…
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