An outspoken Cambodian opposition politician asked the country’s highest court on Monday to overturn his four-year jail term for incitement to cause social unrest.
Nation Power Party adviser Rong Chhun was convicted of the offence last year, sentenced to prison and banned from voting and holding office.
Cambodian authorities frequently use the charge against activists.
The case was brought against him in 2024 after he met victims of land disputes and commented on Prime Minister Hun Manet’s visit to the border area with Vietnam.
An appeals court upheld his conviction earlier this year, and the Supreme Court heard his further appeal on Monday.
About 200 supporters rallied outside the building.
“We hope that the court will render justice to me and will give me freedom so that I can continue my political life in the future,” Rong Chhun told the crowd after the hearing.
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