Kem Sokha treason trial resumes
Publication date 19 January 2022 | 22:06 | ICT

The trial of former opposition leader Kem Sokha on treason charges resumed at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on January 19 after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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