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Cambodian opposition erects banners urging leader's release


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Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia's opposition party on Monday began erecting banners nationwide calling for the release of its leader Kem Sokha, ahead of a bail ruling for the politician who was arrested three weeks ago.

 

The opposition leader was shunted into a remote prison on treason charges, which his allies have described as part of Premier Hun Sen's sweeping crackdown on dissent in the run-up to 2018 elections.

 

The self-described strongman has held power for 32 years in the impoverished democracy. But his popularity slipped in a 2013 election and he has since moved deftly -- often leaning on pliant courts -- to silence critics in politics, the media and NGOs.

 

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