Southeast Asia’s war on dissent captured in Malaysia-Cambodia extradition

Nuon Toeun appears front and centre in the photograph released by Cambodia authorities, handcuffed and flanked by armed guards outside a Phnom Penh prison.

If convicted, the 36-year-old Cambodian could face up to five years in prison and hefty fines for inciting social disorder.

“She did not criticise the Malaysian government, she only criticised her own,” said Charles Santiago, a former Malaysian lawmaker and co-chair of the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights.