Cambodian lawyer for opposition switches sides

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Updated July 10, 2009 11:01:54

A Cambodian lawyer who set to defend two opposition politicians in high profile cases, has made a sudden defection to the ruling party - with human rights groups suggesting politial intimidation.

It is the latest in a wave of legal attacks against critics of the government, leading to fears both locally and internationally, that freedom of speech and freedom of association in Cambodia are under threat.

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