prime minister hun sen has cracked down on independent media in the past year journalists complain of harassment by secret police and several outlets have been shut down reporters without borders say independent media is in ruins and reporters operates in a climate of terror cambodia supremes court has rejected the request to release form opposition leader chems so car ahead of his trial so karr was arrested in september on treason charges has been in pretrial detention ever since he denies all allegations against him in haiti has more from bangkok. this is really now the end of the line for him so car when it comes to taking this case through the courts to try to have his pretrial detention nullified this all started in september when he was arrested on treason charges and then in march the municipal court in the capital phnom penh ruled that that initial period of six months could be extended by another six months that was appealed unsuccessfully by kim so cause a legal team and now the supreme court has upheld the decision by those two lower courts so he can now be held until septe

firm both civil koma ji prime minister hun sen has cracked down on independent mean there is media in the polls here jan this complain of harris meant by secret police and several outlets have been shut down the reporters without borders organization says independent press is in ruins and reporters operate in a climate of terror. supreme court judges in cambodia meanwhile of rejected an appeal to release a former opposition leader before his trial for treason came saka was arrested in september and denies all allegations when hey has more from bangkok. this is really now the end of the line for him so car when it comes to taking this case through the courts to try to have his pretrial detention nullified this all started in september when he was arrested on treason charges and then in march the municipal court in the capital phnom penh ruled that that initial period of six months could be extended by another six months that was appealed unsuccessfully by kim so cause a legal team and now the supreme court has upheld the decision by those two lower courts so he can now be held until se