Cambodia arrests more opposition activists over alleged plots

Phnom Penh – Cambodian authorities arrested six political activists over the weekend for alleged plots to rally in support of former opposition politician Sam Rainsy if he returns from exile as planned in November, police said on Monday.

The latest arrests bring to 26 the number of activists for the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who have been detained this year.

Critics have called Cambodia essentially a one-party state since the Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP in late 2017, months before elections last year in which longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party won all of the seats in parliament.

In full: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-politics/cambodia-arrests-more-opposition-activists-over-alleged-plots-idUSKBN1W10X2

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