PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court charged six opposition activists on Wednesday with leading an insurrection after clashes with security forces, deepening a year-long political crisis after a disputed election.
Five members of parliament and an assistant, all members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), were ordered detained pending trial and taken to prison in a heavily guarded convoy as hundreds of supporters stood outside the court demanding their release.
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