双语新闻:美对柬严判活动人士“深感关注”

The United States says it is "deeply concerned" at the conviction of a prominent Cambodian land rights campaigner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on insurrection charges.

美国对柬埔寨对一位知名土地维权人士定罪表示“深感关注”。活动人士索那多被以煽动叛乱罪判处20年徒刑。

In a statement Monday, the State Department characterized the sentence against Mam Sonando as "harsh" and called on the Cambodian government to immediately release the 71-year-old.

美国国务院星期一针对索那多被严判发表声明，敦促柬埔寨政府立即释放71岁的索那多。

A Cambodian court on Monday convicted Sonando of inciting villagers to try to form their own state following a land dispute in eastern Cambodia earlier this year.

星期一柬埔寨一家法庭判定索那多有罪，指控他今年早些时候在柬埔寨东部地区发生一场土地纠纷后，煽动村民自行建国。

Sonando denied the charges. His radio station, known as Beehive Radio, sometimes broadcasts material critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia since 1985.

索那多否认犯有被指控的罪行。他拥有的蜂窝独立广播电台有时播出批评1985年以来一直在柬埔寨执政的洪森总理的消息。