Six former supporters of a banned Cambodian opposition party have been charged with treason after they were deported from Thailand on Nov 24, angering civil society groups who said their forced return violated international law.
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Officials named the six as Pen Chan Sangkream, Hong An, Mean Chanthon, Yin Chanthou, Soeung Khunthea, and Vorn Chanratchana, who were all known members and supporters of the now defunct Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), led by Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha.
They were detained in Thailand after an arrest warrant was issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for the six who had fled across the border over the past four years amid a broad crackdown on dissent in Cambodia.
In full: https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodia-charges-6-with-treason-after-deportation-from-thailand/107138
