Cambodia accused of using Covid to edge towards ‘totalitarian dictatorship’
by Sarah Johnson from World news | The Guardian on (#5GRNP)
New law means people could face 20 years in prison for lockdown breaches, as campaigners warn of human rights disaster'
Cambodians who break Covid rules could face 20 years in prison under a new law that human rights groups say takes the country a step towards a totalitarian dictatorship".
Prime minister Hun Sen warned that Cambodia was on the brink of death" as a two-week lockdown was imposed in Phnom Penh on Thursday to try to control the spread of the virus.
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