The documentary, “My Mother Sold Me”, which aired in October, depicted a young Cambodian woman apparently selling her daughter’s virginity.
Cambodia has an estimated 7 million social media users and almost 11 million Cambodians use the Internet.
The Khmer Rouge regime held power between 1975 and 1979, during which time some 1.7 million Cambodians are estimated to have died as a result.
In a statement on Monday, the foreign ministry said: “In order to further promote democracy and the rule of law, the National Assembly is reviewing legal provisions to enable individuals who were banned from politics to resume their political activities.”
The gathering by ‘overseas’ CNRP members is set to be held in Atlanta, GA. on Saturday and Sunday.
The move also comes amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment in Cambodia following a spike in Chinese immigration.
The five-year project will be run in three major cities: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang.
Hun Sen did not reportedly respond to Heidt’s comments regarding political reconciliation or the release of Sokha.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Cambodia had agreed to only investigate crimes by the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders, which meant the work of the Khmer Rouge tribunal was “all complete”.
Am Sam Ath, a senior investigator with Licadho, a local rights group, said the plan would only be effective if proposals from civil society were taken seriously and acted on.
The 42 NGOs made the statement on the International Day last week to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
Sokha was jailed on treason charges in September 2017 for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government through a U.S.-backed “color revolution” before his party was dissolved on the same grounds in November.
The founding editor of Buzzfeed Canada told VOA Khmer that fake news was making it difficult for society to distinguish between fact and fiction.
Writing on his Facebook page, Hun Sen said: “I would like to tell my compatriots about my mission with a brief statement: success!”
The five defendants – Nay Vanda, Ny Sokha, Lim Mony, Yi Soksan and Ny Chakrya – were accused of bribing a witness in a separate case against Kem Sokha.
Khieu Sopheak, interior ministry spokesman, said Ricketson would “have no opportunity to return to Cambodia again.”
According to Hun Sen, in September 1998 while traveling to Siem Reap his car was targeted by an attacker with a B40 rocket-propelled grenade.
James Ricketson was arrested in June 2017 after he piloted a drone near an opposition rally in Phnom Penh.
The decision was announced on the same day that Hun Manet was appointed as the commander of the army.
Hun Sen said recently that Cambodia was sovereign and independent and would not bow to international pressure over its rights record.
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