Dressed for the occasion: Theary Seng, dressed as Lady Liberty, being arrested in front of the Phnom Penh municipal court. — AFP
THE United States expressed concern over Cambodia’s recent mass conviction of opposition figures including an outspoken Cambodian-American activist, warning it represents part of an “alarming pattern” of actions that undermine democracy.
A Phnom Penh court convicted around 60 opposition figures on Tuesday in a mass trial that comes as the country’s long-serving leader Hun Sen – who visited Washington last month for a regional meeting – cracks down on dissent ahead of national elections next year.
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