Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha jailed 27 years for treason: court

Kem Sokha, former leader of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), greeting the media at his home before going to Phnom Penh Municipal Court for the verdict in his trial in Phnom Penh on March 3, 2023. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (AFP): A Cambodian court on Friday (March 3) sentenced top opposition leader Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail for treason, in a case rights groups say is politically motivated.

"Kem Sokha... is sentenced to 27 years in prison on the charge of collusion with foreigners committed in Cambodia and other places," Judge Koy Sao said at the court in Phnom Penh.