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Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers (from L) Mu Sochua, Kem Sokha, Sam Rainsy and Long Ry greet supporters at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh after Rainsy returned to Cambodia, on July 19, 2013.CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Rainsy, CNRP deputies get 20+ years prison over 2019 ‘coup’

Nine leaders of the outlawed Cambodian National Rescue Party have been sentenced to between 20 and 25 years in prison for their alleged roles in a 2019 coup d’etat, in one of a series of cases against opposition figures that have been labeled a “mockery of justice” by observers.