140 Ex-Opposition Members Summoned by Courts: Rights Group

CambodCambodian courts and police authorities have summoned a total of 140 ex-members of the opposition party in recent weeks, a local human rights group said, as government efforts to intimidate and suppress the opposition continue more than a year after the party was banned.ian courts and police authorities have summoned a total of 140 ex-members of the opposition party in recent weeks, a local human rights group said, as government efforts to intimidate and suppress the opposition continue more than a year after the party was banned.

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Cambodia Cracking Down on Noodle Dinners Attended by Opposition Supporters

On Thursday, some 30 police officers descended on a noodle dinner in Treal commune’s Prey village, in Banteay Meanchey province’s Svay Chek district, as around 100 people gathered as part of a ceremony to honor their ancestors, according to former Svay Chek CNRP official Yath Pirum.

“We were eating when the police came in by force, causing some of our people to become terrified and try to leave,”.

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