Cambodia passes law to strip citizenship of people convicted of treason | Politics News

Measure comes amid sustained crackdown on opponents of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

Cambodian lawmakers have passed a law giving the government the power to strip citizenship from people who “collude” with foreign countries.

The law passed on Monday empowers authorities to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of conspiring with foreign countries, scheming against Cambodian interests, or committing acts leading to “destruction of sovereignty, territorial integrity and…