Ahead of an Epochal Election, Cambodia Turns Courts Against Opposition

On January 16, the vice president of Cambodia’s opposition Candlelight Party, Thach Setha, was arrested in an alleged check bouncing case.

The Candlelight Party blasted the case, claiming Thach Setha’s arrest is intimidation aimed at discouraging “the Cambodian people from engaging in political activities with the Candlelight Party.”

The Bangkok-based Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) expressed concern over the arrest.

In full: https://www.polygraph.info/a/fact-check-ahead-of-epochal-election-cambodia-turns-courts-against-opposition/6926448.html

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