Cambodian University Student Arrested for Facebook Post
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Cambodian University Student Arrested for Facebook Post
An anti-government activist has been imprisoned over a social media post in which he called for people in Cambodia to join him in a “colour revolution”, though critics of the arrest say he enjoys no political influence.
Kong Raiya, 25, was captured on Thursday outside Phnom Penh’s Khemarak University, where he was about to sit his foundation year final exam, and taken to Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning over a statement he had published on August 7.
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Kong Raiya, 25, was captured on Thursday outside Phnom Penh’s Khemarak University, where he was about to sit his foundation year final exam, and taken to Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning over a statement he had published on August 7.
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As good a way as any to avoid exams... I've worked through the odd exam-day bomb hoax in my teaching career.
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Khmer Times/Taing Vida Friday, 22 July 2016
Facebook Sentence Upheld, No Bail for CNRP Man
A university student who was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over Facebook comments had his conviction upheld by the Appeal Court yesterday.
Khemerak University first-year student Kong Raiya was convicted on charges of incitement on March 15 and sentenced to 18 months in prison by Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Heng Sok Na. Mr. Raiya was arrested after calling for a so-called color revolution on Facebook last August.
“Who dares to do color revolution with me? Some day in the future, I will do color revolution to change the regime from Khmer society, although I will be imprisoned or killed, I must do,” one post read.
Appeal Court presiding judge Sin Visal said this message as well as others insulted Cambodia’s king and government.
During his trial earlier this year, Mr. Raiya denied intending to incite chaos, saying he had not understood the exact meaning of his words when he used them. He apologized for doing so before asking the municipal court for leniency.
“This message didn’t cause instability in society, but it shows about human rights violations and my concern as a citizen. I thought the word ‘revolution’ was similar to the word ‘protest.’ Protests are allowed by law, and the ‘change’ does not mean the overthrow of the government,” Mr. Raiya said during yesterday’s hearing...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27547/ ... -cnrp-man/
Facebook Sentence Upheld, No Bail for CNRP Man
A university student who was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over Facebook comments had his conviction upheld by the Appeal Court yesterday.
Khemerak University first-year student Kong Raiya was convicted on charges of incitement on March 15 and sentenced to 18 months in prison by Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Heng Sok Na. Mr. Raiya was arrested after calling for a so-called color revolution on Facebook last August.
“Who dares to do color revolution with me? Some day in the future, I will do color revolution to change the regime from Khmer society, although I will be imprisoned or killed, I must do,” one post read.
Appeal Court presiding judge Sin Visal said this message as well as others insulted Cambodia’s king and government.
During his trial earlier this year, Mr. Raiya denied intending to incite chaos, saying he had not understood the exact meaning of his words when he used them. He apologized for doing so before asking the municipal court for leniency.
“This message didn’t cause instability in society, but it shows about human rights violations and my concern as a citizen. I thought the word ‘revolution’ was similar to the word ‘protest.’ Protests are allowed by law, and the ‘change’ does not mean the overthrow of the government,” Mr. Raiya said during yesterday’s hearing...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27547/ ... -cnrp-man/
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Re: Cambodian University Student Arrested for Facebook Post
The appeal of Cambodian student, Kong Raiya, before the Supreme Court, was denied yesterday as the court upheld the ruling of two years prison for his Facebook post.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33782/ ... rm-upheld/The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the conviction of a first-year political science student for inciting people to protest and join him in a color revolution against the government.
The Supreme Court also upheld his 18-month jail term over posts on his Facebook account in 2015.
Mr. Raiya was charged with incitement to commit a felony. He was convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in March and sentenced to two years in jail, with six months suspended.
He took the case to the Appeal Court which upheld the municipal court ruling.
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Re: Cambodian University Student Arrested for Facebook Post
so the lesson is....'just say no to facebook'.CEOCambodiaNews wrote:The appeal of Cambodian student, Kong Raiya, before the Supreme Court, was denied yesterday as the court upheld the ruling of two years prison for his Facebook post.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33782/ ... rm-upheld/The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the conviction of a first-year political science student for inciting people to protest and join him in a color revolution against the government.
The Supreme Court also upheld his 18-month jail term over posts on his Facebook account in 2015.
Mr. Raiya was charged with incitement to commit a felony. He was convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in March and sentenced to two years in jail, with six months suspended.
He took the case to the Appeal Court which upheld the municipal court ruling.
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