Cambodia's strongman PM digs in with arrest of opposition leader

Kem Sokha, key rival of three-decade ruler Hun Sen, bundled away in police raid and accused of treason and foreign conspiracy as election looms in 2018The Cambodian opposition leader, Kem Sokha, has been arrested accused of treason, according to the government, in the latest of a flurry of legal cases lodged against critics and rivals of the strongman prime minister, Hun Sen.The surprise arrest raises the stakes as Hun Sen’s political opponents, NGOs and the critical press are smothered by court cases and threats ahead of a crunch general election in 2018. Continue reading…
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