Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga | Publication date 01 February 2018 | 11:58 ICT
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Security outside the Appeal Court this morning. Hong Menea
Former opposition leader Kem Sokha was denied bail this morning by the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, his lawyer Choung Choungy has confirmed.
The hearing was held under a tight security presence, with Sokha brought in by police convoy before dawn. Human rights monitors and most members of the press were prevented from passing through barricades set up near the entrance.
The hearing was the first time Sokha has been seen in public since he was arrested in a midnight raid on his house on September 3 and taken to Trapaing Phlong prison in Tbong Khmum province. He has been provisionally charged with “treason” for his alleged involvement in a supposed conspiracy to overthrow the government. The government has presented as evidence a 2013 video in which he discusses receiving advice from the United States on developing his political platform.
See our posts from the morning here.
Updates to follow.
Kem Sokha inside the Appeal Court this morning. Fresh News
Kem Sokha (seated, blue shirt) inside the Appeal Court this morning. Fresh News
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