The Phnom Penh Municipal Court hear the case of a land rights activist charged with incitement for her involvement in a long-running dispute in Kampong Chhnang province, although she did not attend the trial for fear of arrest. The Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court charged defendant Oum Sophy with incitement to commit a felony for allegedly encouraging villagers to cultivate contested land in 2008. Former Lor Peang Village Chief Touch Ly and former Ta Ches Commune Councilor Suos Siphai were also charged. Ly attended the hearing as three witnesses had provided exculpatory evidence in her case, while Siphai died of illness in 2010. 

The Lor Peang community has been embroiled in a nearly two-decade long land dispute with KDC, which has claimed ownership of 512 hectares located in Kampong Tralach district’s Ta Ches commune.