Cambodia's UN mission declares rapporteurs' findings one-sided

An Sokkhoeurn, Cambodian ambassador and permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva. - SUPPLIED

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Cambodia’s UN mission in Geneva has "squarely dismissed" the contents of a June 29 joint press release issued by three UN special rapporteurs regarding a recent trial in the Kingdom, calling their findings "politically motivated".

In their press release, the trio of rapporteurs, which the mission did not name, called for an urgent review of the legal proceedings brought against a group of “opposition politicians” in Cambodia following a joint trial that ended in convictions for the 43 co-defendants charged with conspiracy to plotting against the government and incitement to cause social chaos.