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Cheam ChannyCheam Channy (born 15 February 1961) is a Cambodian politician and member of parliament for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP). He was elected as a representative for Battambang province in the 1998 National Elections, then again for Kompong Cham province in 2003. On 3 February 2005, a vote in the Cambodian National Assembly removed the parliamentary immunity from Channy, fellow MP Chea Poch and party leader Sam Rainsy. Rainsy and Poch, both facing possible charges of criminal defamation, left the country. Channy did not leave, and was arrested later the same day by military police. He was charged by the Cambodian Military Court with the criminal offences of Organised Crime and Fraud, as well as a military charge of disobeying orders. These charges relate to accusations that Channy had created an illegal army for the SRP. The arrest and detention of Channy has met with widespread international condemnation, including from the U.S. State Department, Human Rights Watch and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia. Critics have claimed that the arrest is politically-motivated, and that under Cambodian law the Military Court has no jurisdiction over civilians such as Channy. The Cambodian government denies these accusations. On 10 March 2005, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Cambodian government to "immediately and unconditionally" release Cheam Channy. He presently remains in solitary confinement in the Phnom Penh military prison, following the failure of his application for release on bail. External links
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