FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha greets media at his home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian judge has closed the investigation into treason charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha and that means he could now be brought to trial or the charges dropped, his daughter said on Friday.
With the European Union threatening trade benefits, Cambodia is under growing pressure on human rights. Kem Sokha was freed from house arrest last weekend and authoritarian leader Hun Sen ordered the release of more than 70 opposition activists on Thursday.
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