Cambodia begins treason trial of 37 opposition figures

FILE - Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy talks to the media upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on Nov. 14, 2019. The trial has begun in Cambodia of activists and former opposition lawmakers accused of treason for allegedly aiding an effort to bring an exiled opposition politician back home, but just three of the 37 defendants were in attendance. Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and several top leaders of his now disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party were among those absent, being either in exile or in hiding. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)