After apologizing for posting “false information” and promising to stop posting anything that “hurts the leaders and the nation,” journalist Mech Dara was released on Thursday from prison. Dara made a name for himself exposing the proliferation of human trafficking and online scam operations in Cambodia. The government said it’s committed to freedom of the press, but has a duty to stop fake news. Leila Goldstein reports.
Additional reporting and translation by Kong Sreyrath.
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