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Flash Info | Charges Dropped Against Koh Kong Land Activists; Boeung Tamok Residents Convicted

17 July 2025audio available

The Sihanoukville Court of Appeal today dropped charges of incitement against 11 land activists from three communities in Koh Kong province. The appeal court’s verdict overturns the decision of the Koh Kong Provincial Court from June 2024, which had found the activists guilty of incitement under Articles 494-495 of the Criminal Code and imposed a suspended sentence of six months.

In June 2023, the land activists’ attempted to travel to Phnom Penh to deliver a petition to Justice Minister Koeut Rith to drop the charges against other land activists in their community. This community has been stuck in a decade-long land dispute with companies linked to tycoon Heng Huy. This peaceful activism was met with incitement charges filed against eleven activists: Det Huor, Heng Chey, Inn Thou, Lang Cheav, Phav Nheung, Seng Lin, Sok Chey, Soung Theng, Tith Tang, Yi Kunthea, Yoeut Khmao. Nine of the activists spent two months in prison before being released on bail.

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