PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident.
BYCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stands next to his father and former prime minister Hun Sen. , File)PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident.
Freedom House, a U.S.-based organization that promotes democracy, says the practice of attacking or sending back exiled dissidents"is becoming a 'normal' phenomenon as more governments around the world use it to silence dissent." Nuon Toeun's arrest came shortly after a Cambodian investigative reporter, Mech Dara, known for exposing online scams and corruption, was charged with incitement to commit a felony for material he posted on social media.
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