Reported in English by Khmerization
A Phnom Penh Court judge has announced on Tuesday 22nd September that the court has dropped all charges against Mr. Ho Vann (pictured), a Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MP for Phnom Penh, who has been charged and fined $53,000 for defaming 22 military officers.
The same judge also ordered the article writer and the editor of the Cambodia Daily to pay fines to the amount of 4 million riels ($1000) each for publication of false information and for defamation.
Mr. Chea Poch, SRP MP for Prey Veng province, said the judge's decision is a real justice for Mr. Ho Vann and he said that he will write a letter to Mr. Ho Vann in America to return home to Cambodia.
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