Two Cambodian journalists charged with espionage who had worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia say they're hopeful they will go free after their trial concludes, SophengCheang writes.
Journalists Uon Chhin, right, and Yeang Sothearin with his children walk to enter the municipal court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The two Cambodian journalists who had worked for U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia were back on trial Friday on espionage charges that rights groups have characterized as a flagrant attack on press freedom.
They are charged with undermining national security by supplying information to a foreign state, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. They were arrested in November 2017 during a crackdown on the media and political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government during the run-up to the 2018 elections.
The pair testified two weeks earlier that they had covered news events for RFA after leaving its employment, but they denied any wrongdoing.
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