FILE PHOTO: Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha greeting media at his home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason in a case that has drawn condemnation from rights groups as a move by longtime leader Hun Sen to crush political rivals.
Diplomats packed the Phnom Penh Municipal Court amid tightened security, and reporters were not allowed to view the proceedings after the morning court session.
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