If found guilty, the two former reporters could face up to 15 years in prison.
More than 1,000 Chinese nationals have been arrested and deported from Cambodia since 2012 relating to online scams being run out of Cambodia.
Hun Sen ordered those involved in the plot arrested and for the police to step up security in the capital.
A ruling Cambodian People’s Party spokesman said Sam Rainsy’s appeal to voters was “in vain”, adding that turnout was expected at between 60 and 70 percent.
A court spokesman told reporters that the death of Chev Sovathana, who was found hanged in January, was no longer being treated as a suicide.
Kem Sokha was jailed in September on treason charges. More than two months later his party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, was dissolved by the Supreme Court and more than 100 of its members were banned from politics for five years.
Hun Sen quoted the letter as saying that some of the 118 Cambodia National Rescue Party politicians banned from politics for five years after the party was dissolved in November had asked him for their “rights back”.
The protesters were responding to threats made by Hun Sen to “chase and beat” Cambodian-Australians who burned his effigy during a visit to the country for the Asean-Australia Summit later this month.
Survey by Cambodian Center for Independent Media finds that journalists are losing faith in the future of their craft.
Former opposition lawmaker seeks explanation from Hun Many, who says his Facebook account was hacked, as women allegedly involved distance themselves.
The new memorial day forms part of a program of collective reparations provided by the Khmer Rouge tribunal, according to an official.
When contacted by VOA, Many declined to comment on the leak, instead calling for a face-to-face interview, which must be applied for in writing.
The CNRM was formed in January after the government took Sam Rainsy’s former party, CNRP, to court over an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The book paints a picture of Cambodia on the brink of war due to the actions of the CNRP and civil society organizations, which are said to be funded by “superpowers”.
The woman, Sam Sokha, was deported last week at the request of the Cambodian government and later charged with incitement.
Hong Lim told VOA Khmer that he saw Prime Minister Hun Sen as “the same as Pol Pot”, the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Tep Vanny was accused of assaulting security officers at a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house in Phnom Penh in March 2013,
Neth Savoeun said the police will continue to work to prevent any future attempts to overthrow Hun Sen’s regime.
Sam Rainsy said the CNRM was formed to peacefully oppose the CPP in Cambodia.
The hearing was held behind closed doors with only Kem Sokha’s legal team allowed to attend.
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