{"id":1867467,"date":"2023-03-04T15:56:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T20:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cambodian-opposition-figure-kem-sokha-sentenced-to-27-years-of-house-arrest\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T21:00:48","slug":"cambodian-opposition-figure-kem-sokha-sentenced-to-27-years-of-house-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cambodian-opposition-figure-kem-sokha-sentenced-to-27-years-of-house-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian Opposition Figure Kem Sokha Sentenced to 27 Years of House Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcambodian-opposition-figure-kem-sokha-sentenced-to-27-years-of-house-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1867467&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<p>PHNOM PENH\u2014Prominent Cambodian opposition figure Kem Sokha was sentenced on Friday to 27 years of house arrest after being found guilty of treason, in a case condemned by the United States as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>The court in Phnom Penh was also informed by Judge Koy Sao that Kem Sokha will be prohibited from standing for any political office and voting in elections.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 he was charged with conspiring against the United States in order to topple Hun Sen, a self-described strongman who has ruled Cambodia nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Washington dismissed all allegations against Kem Skha, the leader of the now disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party. &#8220;fabricated conspiracy theories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to his lawyer, Kem Sokha&#8217;s legal counsel would appeal against the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s in house arrest, all of his political and citizens&#8217; rights are completely stripped \u2026 This is not justice,&#8221; Ang Udom said that his client will only have contact with their family.<\/p>\n<p>The court was under tight security, and hundreds of officers were stationed in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>W. Patrick Murphy (the U.S. ambassador in Cambodia) said that this case was a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We call on authorities to allow all Cambodians to enjoy \u2026 universal human rights of peaceful assembly and free expression and to participate in building a trul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> &#8220;Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/cambodian-opposition-figure-kem-sokha-sentenced-to-27-years-of-house-arrest_5097619.html?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\">Cambodian Opposition Figure Kem Sokha Sentenced to 27 Years of House Arrest<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHNOM PENH\u2014Prominent Cambodian opposition figure Kem Sokha was sentenced on Friday to 27 years of house arrest after being found guilty of treason, in a case condemned by the United States as politically motivated. 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