Defamation lawsuits against SRP MP and Khmer Mchas Srok newspaper is a threat on the freedom of expression

Source: CCHR

CCHR does not support the successive lawsuits against one SRP MP and a newspaper close to the SRP because these lawsuits are nothing more than a threat on the freedom of expression of politicians and all Cambodian citizens.

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Hun Sen is worth 500 riels ($0.13) and Mu Sochua is worth 10 million riels ($2,500)

Gov’t lawyer countersued Mrs. Mu Sochua, asking 10 million riels ($2,500) in damage compensation

Monday, April 27, 2009
By Soy Sopheap
DAP News
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

A reliable source informed DAP News that the government lawyer countersued Mrs. Mu Sochua and demanded 10 million riels ($2,500) in damage compensation.