Cambodia's de facto ruler Hun Sen announced on the 25th that he will pardon Kem Sokha, co-founder of the former main opposition Sam Rainsy Party. Sokha, 72, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for treason. Despite the pardon, restrictions on political activities and overseas travel are expected to continue.
Cambodia's acting head of state, Hun Sen, has pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was sentenced to 27 years for treason. Sokha, arrested in 2017, has denied the charges.
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been pardoned by former Prime Minister Hun Sen, allowing him to leave house arrest in Phnom Penh. Convicted of treason in 2023, Sokha's pardon does not lift a five-year travel ban.
Former Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha, sentenced to 27 years for treason, has been pardoned. The decision, announced by ex-PM Hun Sen, is seen by rights groups as a partial reversal of injustice, though Sokha remains banned from politics and leaving the country.
Quốc vương Campuchia Norodom Sihamoni đã ban hành sắc lệnh ân xá cho cựu thủ lĩnh đối lập Kem Sokha, chỉ áp dụng cho bản án tù giam và không bao gồm các hình phạt bổ sung. Ông vẫn bị cấm rời khỏi Campuchia trong 5 năm.
