Cambodia v. Kong Raiya
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 12.679530486822301
Longitude: 104.52856063842775
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Cambodia
- Decision Date
- 15 mars 2016
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- National Security
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Kong Raiya, a Cambodian university student, was arrested due to a Facebook post regarding a so-called “color revolution.” He was sentenced to 18 months in jail on March 15, 2016. No legal reasoning was given for the decision. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression