Cambodia critic jailed

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia jailed a political analyst for one-and-a-half years yesterday, for accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party of orchestrating the 2016 murder of a prominent government critic.

The sentence is the latest blow to Cambodia’s opposition, which has accused the government of using the judiciary to silence critics ahead of a general election next year.

Kim Sok, 36, was found guilty of defamation and incitement over a Radio Free Asia interview in which he accused the Cambodian People’s Party of being behind the murder of Kem Ley.