Details case of media violation in Phnom Penh
| Location | Phnom Penh |
|---|---|
| Date of Event | May 10, 2020 |
| Last Update | May 10, 2020 |
| # of journalist(s) convicted |
1 |
| If convicted, date of conviction? | Oct 05, 2020 |
| If convicted, of what? | Incitement (art. 494 and 495) |
| Summary | On 5 October 2020, Sovann Rithy, director of TVFB, was convicted of incitement (articles 494 and 495) and sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal to an 18-month prison sentence, which was suspended, after spending six months in pre-trial detention. Sovann Rithy was arrested in April 2020 for a Facebook post in which he accurately quoted a comment made by Prime Minister Hun Sen during a press conference on COVID-19. |
| References | Khmer Times | VOA | Others | Others |