LAW ON THE PRESS
Publish a retraction
Pay compensation, or
Publish a retraction and pay compensation.
A retraction that the press is obliged to publish shall be published on the same page with the
same size of type as the text believed to have affected the honor or dignity of others.
In addition, the court may impose a fine of 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 riels.
In addition, in cases in which a judgment is made under the above paragraph the court may
order the posting of its decision at specified locations and the publication of its judgment in
one or more newspapers at the expense of the accused, not to exceed a maximum of
1,000,000 riel.
ARTICLE 11:
The press shall not publish anything that may affect public order by directly inciting one or
more persons to commit violence.
Commitment of the offense mentioned above shall be penalized by a fine of l,000,000 to
5,000,000 riels.
Victims of the above acts have the right to file a civil suit in the court as a plaintiff`.
In all cases, the court shall directly examine the relationship between the inciting article and
the act. The court as a ground for accusation may not use more than three months old article.
ARTICLE 12:
The press shall not publish or reproduce any information that may affect national security and
political stability.
The employer, editor or author of the article may be subjected to a fine of 5,000,000 to
1,000,000 riels without taking into account possible punishment under the criminal law.
The Ministries of Information and Interior have the right to immediately confiscate the
offending issue of the press. The Ministry of Information also has the right to suspend the
publication for a maximum of 30 days and transfer the case to the court.
ARTICLE 13:
The press shall not publish or reproduce false information that humiliates or contempts
national institutions. Such publication may be penalized with a fine of 2,000,000 to
10,000,000 riels.
ARTICLE 14:
The press shall not publish anything that affects the good customs of society, primarily:
Curse words, such as “you” (in a contemptible context) [“ah”] or “you” (in a belittling
sense) [“meung”] etc.
Words directly describing explicit sexual acts.
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