Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni greets Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Independence Monument while attending celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the country's independence from France, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court jailed a man on Wednesday for three years for insulting the king in Facebook posts, the second known conviction under a new lese majeste law enacted last year, which rights groups fear could be used to stifle dissent.
"The court announced a verdict against Ieng Cholsa which sentenced him to 3 years in prison and ordered him to pay five million riels (977 pounds)," Phnom Penh Municipal Court spokesman Y Rin said.
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