By Sam RainsyThe sham trial of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha is underway in Phnom Penh. After Kem Sokha and I founded the CNRP, Cambodia’s first united democratic opposition party, in 2012, we quickly gained strong public support. To prevent him from succeeding, I resigned as CNRP leader in February 2017, leaving Kem Sokha, with his clean record, in charge. Seven months after my resignation, his government simply fabricated treason charges against Kem Sokha. Today, Kem Sokha is forbidden from leaving the country, and I am barred from entering it.

Source: Taipei Times January 17, 2020 15:56 UTC