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Flash Info | Appeal Court Upholds Prison Sentences of Six and 10 Years over Border Photographs

7 August 2026

The Battambang Appeal Court yesterday upheld prison sentences ranging from six to 10 years against three men in two separate cases after they took photographs that were allegedly related to the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.

Mik Deap, 33, and Hun Hong, 36, residents of Samrong city in Oddar Meanchey, were convicted by the Siem Reap Provincial Court on 11 May 2026 on charges of “collecting information prejudicial to national defense” and “attempting to commit a felony” under Articles 446 and 27 of the Criminal Code. The Battambang Appeal Court yesterday upheld their six-year prison sentences.

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