Sokha summons trial moves ahead

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Cambodia National Rescue Party acting president Kem Sokha has been committed to stand trial for refusing to appear as a witness in a “prostitution” case against him built around an alleged affair with a hairdresser.

 

In what appears yet another blow to the value of parliamentary immunity, the opposition leader will face trial on an as-yet-determined date by order of investigating judge Than Leng, who filed the decision on Tuesday. “We have already taken action to investigate, this has been finalised and we have decided to send this case to trial,” wrote Than Leng, who was unreachable yesterday.

 

Sokha is charged with refusing to appear for a court summons, following an unsuccessful attempt by armed police to detain him, despite his constitutionally guaranteed immunity. The charge and the case upon which it rests are widely considered politically motivated.

 

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