Cambodia’s Kem Sokha’s 27-year treason conviction upheld; crackdown on opposition intensifies as citizenship law passes. Sokha, ex-CNRP leader born 1953, remains a defector symbol.
The Phnom Penh Appeals Court has upheld Kem Sokha's treason conviction and barred him from leaving the country for five years after the sentence ends, amid a crackdown against the opposition that has reduced its once-strong challenge to the ruling party.