Cambodia: student leader denied bail (Update)

Event
Country
  • Cambodia
Initial Date
Jun 20, 2024
Event Description

Koet Saray, President of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA), was denied bail by the Phnom Penh Appeal Court this morning and transferred back to Correctional Centre 1 (CC1) prison.

Over a dozen youth activists gathered outside of the court in support of Saray, who has been imprisoned since his arrest in April 2024 on charges of incitement in relation to ongoing land conflicts in Preah Vihear province.

Saray is also charged with “committing a misdemeanour after sentencing for a misdemeanour,” due to previously being convicted of incitement in 2021 over a peaceful gathering calling for the release of then-imprisoned union leader Rong Chhun. This additional charge potentially doubles the sentence of the new incitement charge, meaning he faces up to four years in prison if convicted.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Man
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
  • Judicial Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to liberty and security
HRD
  • Environmental rights defender
  • NGO staff
  • Student
Perpetrator-State
  • Judiciary
Source

LICADHO

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 11.562700262534415

Longitude: 104.89336739095734

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 20 June 2024, student leader Koet Saray, was denied bail and kept in prison over his involvement in ongoing land conflicts by an appeal court decision in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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