Kem Sokha, Cambodian opposition leader, has been sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being found guilty of treason following a three-year trial in which a Judge dispensed that his election campaigning and civil society work were fashioned to encourage a “colour revolution”.
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| Kem Sokha. Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via AlJazeera |
The Cambodian opposition leader was arrested in September, 2017 without a warrant in a midnight raid on his home and taken to a provincial jail. Denied bail severally before finally being released under house arrest.
Koy Sao, Presiding Judge, said the court found Kem Sokha guilty of secretly colluding with foreigners to instigate a “colour revolution” in Cambodia under the pretext of campaigning for democratic elections.
The Judge said: “the accused activity is an illegal act that affected the peace, national security, stability and the happiness of the people.”
