On June 12, an online journalist in Mondulkiri from Norkor Meas GTV was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of instigation to extortion, but the sentence was suspended.
Mondulkiri provincial court’s spokesperson, Meas Bros, confirmed that the journalist was sentenced to three years in prison, with all unserved time suspended.
The journalist denied the allegation, saying that the court’s decision was an injustice for him. “I did not commit the crime like the accusation. I even did not get any money,” he said
The journalist was accused with four other journalists of extortion in October 2023. While four journalists at the time were placed in pre-trial detention for six months before being released on bail in March 2024, the journalist from Norkor Meas GTV was not arrested.
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Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Mondul Kiri
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Criminal lawsuit/charge: Other charge
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CamboJA interviewed with affected journalist