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Julie Bishop intervenes to help Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, held in Cambodia on spy charges


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By political reporter Stephen Dziedzic

 

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has intervened in the case of an Australian filmmaker who has been languishing in a Cambodian jail on spying charges for several months.

Key points:

  • James Ricketson was arrested for flying a drone above a political rally
  • He was charged with espionage and faces 10 years in jail if convicted
  • ABC understands the Foreign Minister has written to her Cambodian counterpart

 

James Ricketson was arrested last year after flying a drone above a political rally in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh.

He has since been charged with espionage and could face 10 years in jail if convicted.

His family has said he is being held in "incredibly cramped" conditions, with 140 other people in his cell.

 

read more http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-07/bishop-intervenes-james-ricketson-filmmaker-jailed-cambodia/9404418

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