Cambodia releases journalist on bail after apology for posts allegedly inciting unrest
JURIST
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Cambodian journalist Mech Dara was released on bail on Thursday, a day after Dara issued a public apology on a state media outlet. Authorities alleged that Dara’s social media posts could “disturb social security” by inciting social unrest, contravening articles 494 and 495 of Cambodia’s Criminal Code. Days after his detention, Dara appeared in a video broadcast on government-aligned media outlets wearing an orange prison uniform and expressing remorse for his posts, pled
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