Arrest of Candlelight party's Setha for ‘criminal offence’: CPP


Candlelight Party vice-president Thach Setha being escorted to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court following his arrest. - FB

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has rejected claims by the Candlelight Party (CP) that the recent arrest of its vice-president Thach Setha was politically motivated.

Setha was detained on the evening of Jan 16 on an arrest warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in connection with charges for writing “five bounced cheques”.

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