Cambodian official facing trial over Facebook post

A Cambodian Information Ministry official has been charged with defamation over a Facebook post accusing a CPP senator of being the mistress of a military general, and has been summoned to trial on 19 October.

According to the 5 October summons, Prum San, deputy director of the ministry’s information department, posted the offending message about Senator Keo Mally on his Face­book page in July and was charged last month.

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