Hun Sen pardons detained Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha

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Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was sentenced to 27 years for treason related to attempts to topple the government. Hun Sen stepped down in 2023, handing power to his eldest son.

Cambodia’s acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason. Kem Sokha, who was convicted of trying to topple the former long-ruling leader’s government and sentenced to 27 years, “is pardoned”, Hun Sen posted on social media alongside a royal decree signed by him. Hun Sen, who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades, stepped down as prime minister in 2023 and handed power to his eldest son, Hun...