The U.S. ambassador to Cambodia on Thursday raised concerns that prosecutors are introducing “fabricated conspiracy theories” about the U.S. into the ongoing trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha.
While a Justice Ministry spokesman claimed the government has never accused the U.S. of involvement in Sokha’s case, in which he is charged with conspiring with a foreign power to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Hun Sen accused the U.S. of plotting a coup with Sokha in 2017.
After attending about 15 minutes of Thursday’s trial hearing, U.S. Ambassador Patrick Murphy told reporters outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court that Sokha had a “very well-deserved reputation” as a “champion for rights and freedoms,” and the U.S. looked forward to “seeing his political rights restored.”
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