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22 June 2026

The Phnom Penh Appeal Court ruled on three separate cases this afternoon, upholding the convictions of four activists who were arrested and detained over social media comments: Srun Srorn, a Paris Peace Agreement activist tried in absentia for comments about the Ministry of Justice and detained on separate charges; Nuon Toeun, a migrant worker in Malaysia arrested over Facebook comments; and two elected opposition officials, Muth Rin of the Khmer Will Party and Kan Kun from Candlelight Party.

Srun Srorn was charged with incitement to commit a felony relating to a video in which he commented on the Ministry of Justice’s letter of instruction appointing the President of the Supreme Court. He was tried in absentia by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 9 April 2024. In July 2024, Srorn was arrested in a separate case related to social media posts he made about the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA). It was during the proceedings for the CLV-DTA case that he became aware of the other case against him. On 25 August 2024, he was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of four million riel (about US $1,000). His appeal has been pending since that time. Srorn is scheduled to be released in July 2026 for the charges relating to the CLV-DTA case. However, the court has yet to issue a new detention order for the new case against him, which means he could face an additional detention term of up to two years.

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