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DARK SECRETS: Cambodian pair arrested in ballot protest | Rare Historical Photos

Supporters of the royalist party Funcinpec take part in a campaign rally in Phnom Penh on July 2. The party is seen as having a chance of winning a handful of seats in the July 23 polls and preventing a clean sweep by the Cambodian People’s Party of Hun Sen. (Photo: AFP)

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition party members have been arrested for allegedly inciting voters to spoil ballots, officials said on Saturday, ahead of a national vote in which Prime Minister Hun Sen is effectively running unopposed.

Ly Ry and Bun Kheit of the Candlelight Party were arrested on Friday for “inciting people to destroy ballots”, interior ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said.

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