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Cambodia's Hun Sen pardons opposition leader Kem Sokha

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Cambodia's acting head of state, Hun Sen, has pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was serving a 27-year sentence for treason. Sokha, a co-founder of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, had been arrested in 2017 and convicted six years later. Hun Sen, who recently stepped down as prime minister but remains influential, issued the pardon via social media. AI

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Cambodia's Hun Sen pardons opposition leader Kem Sokha

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    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 year…

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