Erin Handley (@erinahandley) A lot of international outlets will be relying on @Reuters for coverage of the trial of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha. “We know that not only Kem Sokha has become a hostage of this trial, the entire opposition has too,” said Prince Sisowath Thomico, a former senior member of Kem Sokha’s dissolved party. The human rights group Amnesty International has called for the charges against Kem Sokha to be dropped. “The non-existent crime was politically manufactured to further the suppression of the opposition party. The Phnom Penh court must acquit Kem Sokha to bring an end to this mockery of justice,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2020 06:22 UTC