The U.S. is calling for the immediate release of a Cambodian journalist arrested Monday and charged with incitement over recent social media posts.
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Mech Dara, who won an award from the U.S. State Department last year for his reporting on cyber trafficking rings in Cambodia, was taken into custody by military police while traveling from Preah Sihanouk to Phnom Penh on Monday, his relative told local rights group Licadho.
He was reportedly charged Tuesday after being accused by authorities of “wanting to cause social disorder or confusion,” and sent to pre-trial detention in Kandal province near the capital Phnom Penh.
In full: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4909786-cambodian-journalist-arrested-incitement/
