Cambodia: treason trial of opposition figure Kem Sokha begins
Former head of opposition party faces 30 years in prison over charges which most consider politically motivated
The trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason has begun, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely seen as a politically motivated prosecution.
Kem Sokha was head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party when he was arrested in September 2017 on the basis of an old video showing him at a seminar where he spoke about receiving advice from US pro-democracy groups.