Kem Sokha to ignore order to appear at Appeal Court hearing

Acting CNRP president Kem Sokha will not appear at an Appeal Court hearing today regarding a motion made by his own attorneys, while two fellow opposition lawmakers facing the potential stripping of their parliamentary immunity in the legal maelstrom surrounding Sokha are overseas.

Hem Socheat, one of Sokha’s five attorneys, said the opposition leader was under no legal obligation to appear before the court over a motion filed by his lawyers contesting a previous Phnom Penh Municipal Court summons – itself accusing Sokha of a crime for ignoring earlier summonses.

“The lawyers are the complainants because they see the actions of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court prosecutor as contrary to court procedures, so they appealed to nullify [the summons],” Socheat said.

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