ASEAN MPs condemn latest trials against Cambodian political opposition as an assault on democracy

Southeast Asian parliamentarians have condemned the recent trial of dozens of membersof the political opposition in Cambodia as a sham, and called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the international community to take strong action to halt Prime Minister Hun Sen’s relentless assault on human rights and democracy.

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) also called for all charges against the political opposition in the country to be dropped, and for all those currently detained to be released unconditionally.

Last week, Cambodia’s government started its latest mass trial targeting mainly members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), with 37 defendants summoned to a Phnom Penh court for the hearing. According to media reports, only three defendants were physically present, with the rest either in hiding or in exile.

In full: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2022/09/22/asean-mps-condemn-latest-trials-against-cambodian-political-opposition-as-an-assault-on-democracy/

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