Cambodia's former opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year sentence

Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence on treason charges, which were widely derided as politically motivated.

Kem Sokha, former leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, was granted a royal pardon from his 27-year treason sentence, though restrictions on his political rights and travel remain.

Kem Sokha has been pardoned from his 27-year treason sentence, a month after an appeals court upheld his conviction, with ongoing restrictions on his political activities and travel.

Kem Sokha has been granted a royal pardon from his 27-year treason sentence, following an appeals court's affirmation of his conviction and punishment.

Cambodia has granted a pardon to former opposition leader Kem Sokha, who had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for treason, though the amnesty applies only to the prison sentence and not to other sentences.

Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason.