Kim Sok is escourted by police officers at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia jailed a political analyst for 1-1/2 years on Thursday, for accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party of orchestrating the 2016 murder of a prominent government critic.
The sentence is the latest blow to Cambodia's opposition, which has accused the government of intimidating its activists and using the judiciary to silence critics ahead of a general election next year.
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