Cambodia: Significant Questions Remain After Guilty Verdict in Kem Ley Trial

On 23 March 2017, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Oeuth Ang guilty of the premeditated murder of prominent political commentator Kem Ley on 10 July 2016 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, key aspects of the case appear to have been inadequately investigated. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch therefore call for an independent, impartial and effective investigation to establish whether anyone else was involved in the killing, so that the victims of this serious crime, including Kem Ley’s wife and children, will be able to obtain justice.

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