04/09/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Sunday 3 September, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) spoke out against the arrest of the leader of the Cambodian opposition, Kem Sokha, on the night of 2-3 September, in breach of his parliamentary immunity. Kem Sokha's arrest, for betrayal, "marks a dangerous political escalation", the EEAS spokesperson said in a press release, adding that "along with recent actions by the authorities against NGOs and some media organisations, this arrest suggests a further effort to restrict the democratic space in Cambodia and the space for independent reporting, comment and criticism". "We (...) expect the authorities of Cambodia to respect the right to due process of all Cambodians and of organisations operating in Cambodia", the spokesperson said. (CG)