Lawyers to appeal against the verdict, um 2 and a half years in prison

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Lawyers to appeal against the verdict, um 2 and a half years in prison



PHNOM PENH: Lawyers will discuss with um National Party MPs to decide whether to continue to appeal to the Court of Appeal or not. The project of an appeal to the Court of Appeal is to oppose Palm Court Phnom Penh, sentenced um to 2 years 6 months in prison and fined 4 million related to criticism of Cambodia-Vietnam past.

Zhu, a lawyer Choung Chou's um, told reporters recently that whenever a formal notice from the courthouse around the lawyers of the verdict going to talk Um Sam An earlier complaint to the Court of Appeal. He said: 'We will talk with him (um) must first be legally challenged more tricky.

Heng Sok judge the case and sentenced um. The guilty verdicts today only represents some national and international organizations, who listened without the presence of lawyers and um reading.

Because that since the early action of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court lawyers immoral procedures, including its client decided not to hear the announcement of the verdict. That is why Mr. Chou girls said, and then he also said that the court decision Um, so guilt is not correct.

Please recall that Um Sam An, was arrested by police in April 2016. After detention for several months, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court hearing on the case of Um on 5 September 2016, accusing opposition lawmaker, on charges of inciting to crimes and inciting discrimination, Article 495 and Article 496 of the Penal Code. But the court did not announce a verdict when it announced today. Until now, um imprisonment for 6 months.