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Cambodia v. Sam Rainsy

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Latitude: 12.679530486822301

Longitude: 104.52856063842775

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Case Summary: The Supreme Court of Cambodia upheld a defamation conviction against Sam Rainsy, then President of Cambodia's main opposition party which is now dissolved. Rainsy, who is now in exile, had been convicted in abstentia of defamation by a Municipal Court for a video he had posted on Facebook accompanied by a comment. The comment had noted that late King Father Norodom Sihanouk had been sentenced to death by being accused as a traitor.

Case Significance: This case did not set a binding or persuasive precedent either within or outside its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time.

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Notes: The text of the caselaw is not available since Cambodia does not require Courts to publish their decisions. The analysis of the case law included here is based on secondary sources.

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