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Cambodia pardons Australian film-maker James Ricketson Cambodia pardons Australian film-maker James Ricketson
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Cambodia has granted a pardon to an Australian film-maker jailed in August on espionage charges for six years, a court in the capital, Phnom Penh, said on Friday. Cambodia has pardoned an Australian film-maker who was jailed for six years in August on espionage charges.
In a warrant, the municipal court ordered the release of James Ricketson because he had received a royal pardon, it said in a statement. A municipal court in Phnom Penh ordered the release of James Ricketson after he received a royal pardon. “Having fully understood the royal decree, James Ricketson … should be freed,” it said on Friday.
“Having fully understood the royal decree, James Ricketson ... should be freed,” it added. Ricketson, 69, was arrested in June 2017 after he was photographed flying a drone above a rally organised by the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue party before communal elections.
Ricketson, 69, was arrested in June 2017 after he was photographed flying a drone above a rally organised by the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) before communal elections.
The film-maker, who has been visiting Cambodia for more than 20 years, producing documentaries about the country and its people, was charged with espionage but it remains unclear for whom he was spying.The film-maker, who has been visiting Cambodia for more than 20 years, producing documentaries about the country and its people, was charged with espionage but it remains unclear for whom he was spying.
It was not immediately clear whether Ricketson had been released from prison on Friday. Reuters was not able to immediately reach his family in Australia to seek comment. It was not immediately clear whether Ricketson had been released from prison. His family could not immediately be reached for comment.
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