A Cambodian Buddhist monk speaks to the media as he stands in front of former opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha's house in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday. (EPA photo)PHNOM PENH: The leader of Cambodia's now dissolved opposition party was released on bail Monday after being jailed for a year on a treason charge. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court said in a statement that Kem Sokha was granted bail due to health reasons. With no credible opposition, Hun Sen and his party won July elections to extend his stay in power, in a vote seen by much of the international community as unfair. Phay Siphan, a government spokesman, declined to provide details about Kem Sokha's release.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 02:26 UTC