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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.

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