Military court jails Cambodian MP
A military court in Cambodia has sentenced an opposition MP to seven years in jail for trying to form a group to overthrow the government.
Cheam Channy, a senior member of the Sam Rainsy Party, had denied the charges against him. He was arrested in February after being stripped of his parliamentary immunity.
Two other party members – leader Sam Rainsy and MP Chea Poch – were also stripped of their immunity in February and immediately left the country.
Human rights activists have strongly criticised Cheam Channy’s trial, seeing it as a move by the government to stifle political dissent.
Source: BBC.
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