Mam Sonando’s Appeal
Sorry for the interruption in the story on the 3 Rivers Dams, but the first hearing of an appeals trial for Mam Sonando took place this morning, after 235 days of detention. Some 500 people voiced their support outside the Appeals Court gates. The trial will go on tomorrow…
Mam Sonando, 71 years, Journalist and Director of Beehive Radio, a popular and independent radio station, was sentenced to 20 years. He was arrested on July 15th and accused of instigating a ‘secessionist’ movement after having met with people from the Kratie protest back in May from this year, when a 14-year old girl was fatally shot by the police about a land issue. Previously, on June 25th Beehive Radio had broadcast a report about a complaint brought to the International Criminal Court accusing the Cambodian Government of crimes against humanity. The next day Prime Minister Hun Sen said Mam Sonando should be arrested…
See at this link what happened during last year’s trial which found Mam Sonando guilty of supporting a so-called ‘secessionist movement’.