Leader of Cambodia's defunct opposition loses appeal against treason conviction, lawyer says
PHNOM PENH, April 30 - A Cambodian appeals court on Thursday upheld a 27-year sentence for former opposition leader Kem Sokha for his treason conviction, his lawyer said, another blow to an opposition decimated by the ruling party's long-running crackdown.
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