An autistic teenager jailed for writing messages deemed insulting to the Cambodian government vowed to continue “to fight for patriots” after he was released from prison today.
The son of a jailed opposition figure, 16-year-old Kak Sovanchhay was arrested in late June for posts on a private group on the Telegram messaging service in a move that drew alarm from rights groups over the treatment of children with disabilities.
In a statement, three UN rights experts condemned Kak Sovanchhay’s case as a “shameful nadir in the authorities’ continuing campaign of intimidation and violence against” critics of the Cambodian government.
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