CNRP Leaders Could Return ‘if They Gave Up Their Foreign Nationalities’

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At the latest CNRP mass trial hearing, where no summoned defendants were present, the prosecution denied that overseas opposition officials were blocked from participating as they could give up their foreign nationalities and be deported back to Cambodia.

 

On Thursday, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court continued the trial into case number 887, which involves 21 defendants including CNRP leaders and supporters. The case, one of four that form “mass trials” against the CNRP, is related to the creation of the overseas Cambodia National Rescue Movement in 2018 and critical comments made by former CNRP officials about the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

However, the hearing lasted only 30 minutes, and none of the accused scheduled to be questioned were present for questioning. Jailed defendants were present, though it was not their turn for questioning.

 

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