雙語新聞:美對柬嚴判活動人士“深感關注”

The United States says it is "deeply concerned" at the conviction of a prominent Cambodian land rights campaigner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on insurrection charges.

美國對柬埔寨對一位知名土地維權人士定罪表示“深感關注”。活動人士索那多被以煽動叛亂罪判處20年徒刑。

In a statement Monday, the State Department characterized the sentence against Mam Sonando as "harsh" and called on the Cambodian government to immediately release the 71-year-old.

美國國務院星期一針對索那多被嚴判發表聲明，敦促柬埔寨政府立即釋放71歲的索那多。

A Cambodian court on Monday convicted Sonando of inciting villagers to try to form their own state following a land dispute in eastern Cambodia earlier this year.

星期一柬埔寨一家法庭判定索那多有罪，指控他今年早些時候在柬埔寨東部地區發生一場土地糾紛後，煽動村民自行建國。

Sonando denied the charges. His radio station, known as Beehive Radio, sometimes broadcasts material critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia since 1985.

索那多否認犯有被指控的罪行。他擁有的蜂窩獨立廣播電臺有時播出批評1985年以來一直在柬埔寨執政的洪森總理的消息。