Cambodian activist charged with ‘incitement’

Charges laid after Koet Saray attempted to negotiate in a land row between villagers and big business.

A Cambodian activist has been charged with “incitement” after attempting to negotiate in a land dispute between villagers and big business.

Human rights groups say the charge is politically motivated and a further blight on this country’s record of judicial harassment.

Koet Saray, President of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA), was sent to pre-trial detention at Correctional Centre 1 prison by an investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Capital Court, human rights group Licadho said in a statement.

In full: https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodian-activist-charged-with-incitement/104705

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