Opposition leader Kem Sokha was charged
Court spokesman Ly Sophana said after deputy prosecutor Kuoch Kimlong checked the evidence and questioned the suspect that he had decided to charge Mr Sokha over an alleged conspiracy with a foreign power.
He added that the prosecutor had sent the case to the investigating judge.
Article 443 of the Criminal Code states that a conspiracy with a foreign power is defined as having a secret agreement with a foreign state or its agents with a view to fomenting hostilities or aggression against the Kingdom of Cambodia and is punishable by 15 to 30 years in jail.
The court also released a statement defending the arrest, claiming it was legal and followed procedures. The charge against Mr Sokha was based on video footage published by the Australian-based CBN and other evidence collected by police, the court said.
The statement added that conspiracy with a foreign power was treason as stated in Article 443 of the criminal code.
“The acts which continue until now is determined as flagrant delicto according to the criminal procedure code of Cambodia,” said the statement, adding that the arrest was legitimate.
