Opposition politician jailed for two and a half years for FB posts.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:25 am
Jailed For Facebook Posts
A member of the opposition was sentenced to two and half years in jail yesterday over comments and posts he made on Facebook...
At Mr. Sam An’s court date in September, Mr. Chou Ngy had harsh words for the proceedings and said it was clear from the way the case was organized that it was politically motivated.
“First, Mr. Um Sam An has parliamentary immunity. Second, the complaint of annulment proceedings is still at the Supreme Court, and third, posting a video about the border issue is not an offense,” he said.
Mr. Sam An’s case is one of the many that government critics point to when they question whether the country’s judiciary is being used to persecute those with opposing views.
Prime Minister HE, under withering criticism from the United Nations and many foreign governments for his perceived prosecution of political opponents, refused to back down and release him, saying the government had a right to arrest Mr. Sam An because he was “inciting conflict” with neighboring countries through his comments and Facebook posts...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30620/ ... ook-posts/
A member of the opposition was sentenced to two and half years in jail yesterday over comments and posts he made on Facebook...
At Mr. Sam An’s court date in September, Mr. Chou Ngy had harsh words for the proceedings and said it was clear from the way the case was organized that it was politically motivated.
“First, Mr. Um Sam An has parliamentary immunity. Second, the complaint of annulment proceedings is still at the Supreme Court, and third, posting a video about the border issue is not an offense,” he said.
Mr. Sam An’s case is one of the many that government critics point to when they question whether the country’s judiciary is being used to persecute those with opposing views.
Prime Minister HE, under withering criticism from the United Nations and many foreign governments for his perceived prosecution of political opponents, refused to back down and release him, saying the government had a right to arrest Mr. Sam An because he was “inciting conflict” with neighboring countries through his comments and Facebook posts...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30620/ ... ook-posts/