News Site Blocked, Journalist Jailed After Quoting Hun Sen

The editor-in-chief of popular online news outlet TVFB was jailed on Thursday on incitement charges in relation to a Facebook post in which he shared remarks made by Prime Minister Hun Sen this week about struggling informal workers.

Sovann Rithy, the founder and face of the Facebook-page-turned-licensed-news-outlet TVFB, now faces up to two years in prison and a maximum fine of 4 million riel ($1,000), if convicted on charges of incitement to commit a felony, according to a court statement.

The Information Ministry on Wednesday revoked TVFB’s broadcast license following Rithy’s arrest on Tuesday night.

In full: https://vodenglish.news/news-site-blocked-journalist-jailed-after-quoting-hun-sen/

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