Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha receives royal pardon for treason sentence - AP News

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha receives royal pardon for treason sentence  AP News

Cambodia's former opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year sentence

Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence on treason charges, which were widely derided as politically motivated.

Cambodia’s Leader Pardons Top Opposition Politician Kem Sokha

The decision to release Kem Sokha is being seen as a likely attempt to recalibrate frayed ties with Western countries.

By Sun Narin and Sui-Lee Wee

Hun Sen pardons detained Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha

Cambodia’s acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason. Kem Sokha, who was convicted of trying to topple the former long-ruling leader’s government and sentenced to 27 years, “is pardoned”, Hun Sen posted on social media alongside a royal decree signed by him. Hun Sen, who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades, stepped down as prime minister in 2023 and handed power to his eldest son, ...

By Agence France-Presse

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader Kem Sokha - The Straits Times

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader Kem Sokha  The Straits Times

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader Kem Sokha

Cambodia’s former opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year sentence

Cambodia's ​former opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was serving a 27-year sentence for treason, has been pardoned, the country's former prime minister said.

By Emmanuel Tetteh