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(New York) - At an appeal court hearing on Friday the Cambodian judiciary should release, for lack of evidence, two men wrongly convicted of murdering labor leader Chea Vichea, Human Rights Watch said today. Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, who are currently serving 20-year prison sentences, were convicted in August 2005, following a controversial trial that failed to meet international standards of due process and fairness. Chea Vichea, the founder and president of the Free Trade Union of the Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, was the most prominent labor leader in Cambodia until his murder in January 2004.

Information Source : Cambodia: Release Scapegoats for Labor Leader’s Murder

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