CPJ
Aug 31, 2017
Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior said on August 28, 2017 that it has opened an investigation into accusations spread in local pro-government media that American freelance journalist Geoffrey Cain is involved in a conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s elected administration, according to local language news reports.
Cain, a Seoul-based freelancer who writes for outlets including the Wall Street Journal and Foreign Policy and is writing a book on South Korea’s Samsung conglomerate, denies the accusations, which he likened to a “scattershot” government attack against Americans, in communication with CPJ. “Whatever safety I had in Cambodia is not assured anymore,” he said, adding that he fears he may be detained if traveling to the country while the investigations are ongoing. “It’s sent a chill down my spine.”
Read more about espionage charges against an American freelance journalist Geoffrey Cain in Cambodia at CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists)