Family of slain Cambodia activist Kem Ley mark five year anniversary


This picture taken on July 9, 2021 shows Bou Rachna, widow of the slain Cambodian analyst Kem Ley, kneeling in front of a photo of him at the Wat Buddharangsi Buddhist Temple in Melbourne. - Kem Ley, a popular analyst and critic who dabbled in grassroots politics, was shot at point-blank range at a gas station cafe in Phnom Penh in 2016. - AFP

PHNOM PENH, July 10 (AFP): As the family of slain Cambodian activist Kem Ley rebuild their lives in Australia, his youngest son, born just months after the assassination, acts as a human timepiece measuring the years since the five brothers lost their father.

Kem Ley, a popular analyst and critic who dabbled in grassroots politics, was shot at point-blank range at a gas station cafe in Phnom Penh in 2016.

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