Phnom Penh AP —A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident.
Nuon Toeun is neither an opposition leader nor a well-known activist.
Radio Free Asia said Nuon Toeun was a supporter of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, which was dissolved ahead of the 2018 general election as part of a crackdown on the opposition.
The Khmer Movement for Democracy, a movement formed by opposition leaders in exile, condemned Nuon Toeun’s deportation from Malaysia.
It said in a statement that she was working legally in Malaysia and had committed no crime except expressing her opinions.
Persons:
Nuon, “, ″ Nuth, Nuon Toeun, couldn’t, Mech Dara, Cambodia’s, Hun Manet, Hun Sen, ”
Organizations:
Phnom Penh AP, Malaysian, Rights Watch, Cambodian, Radio Free, Cambodia People’s Party, Radio Free Asia, Cambodian National Rescue Party, Cambodian People’s Party, National Assembly, Facebook, ” Radio Free Asia, Khmer Movement for Democracy
Locations:
Phnom Penh, Malaysia, Asian, Cambodia, . New York, Vietnam, Laos, China, US, Prey, Radio Free Asia