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| Cambodia charges foreigners with making pornographic images | |
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| Prosecutors in Cambodia have charged 10 foreigners, including five Britons, with producing pornographic images after raiding a villa in Siem Reap. | Prosecutors in Cambodia have charged 10 foreigners, including five Britons, with producing pornographic images after raiding a villa in Siem Reap. |
| They were arrested on Thursday after images emerged of people apparently imitating sexual positions at a party in the north-western town. | They were arrested on Thursday after images emerged of people apparently imitating sexual positions at a party in the north-western town. |
| If convicted, they face up to a year in prison. | If convicted, they face up to a year in prison. |
| Cambodia has in recent years been penalising tourists for publishing revealing images of themselves. | Cambodia has in recent years been penalising tourists for publishing revealing images of themselves. |
| Also among those arrested are citizens of Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Norway, reports say. | Also among those arrested are citizens of Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Norway, reports say. |
| The foreigners have been held in Siem Reap, the town near Cambodia's famous ancient ruins of Angkor Wat. | The foreigners have been held in Siem Reap, the town near Cambodia's famous ancient ruins of Angkor Wat. |
| However, several people in the pictures from the party do not appear among those held, reports say. | However, several people in the pictures from the party do not appear among those held, reports say. |
| Britain's Foreign Office said it was providing assistance to the arrested UK nationals. | Britain's Foreign Office said it was providing assistance to the arrested UK nationals. |