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.

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.

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.

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.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。

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。

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。

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。