Cambodian Opposition-affiliated Journalist Jailed for Disinformation
Thursday, July 9th, 2009On June 26, 2009, opposition-affiliated Khmer Machach Srok newspaper director Hang Chakra was convicted in absentia of disinformation, sentenced to one year in prison, and fined 9 million riel (USD $2,250). Hours later, Hang Chakra was arrested in Cambodia’s Northeast Battambang province and taken to Prey Sar prison. Hang Chakra had originally been summoned to [...]