Cambodia to resume treason trial of opposition leader

Cambodia is set to resume the treason trial against banned opposition party leader Kem Sokha today, after a two-year delay due to the pandemic, in a case condemned by the United States as politically motivated.

Kem Sokha (above) was arrested in 2017 and his opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was banned ahead of a 2018 election that was swept by the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen...