Mu Suh-Kwor was stripped of her legal immunity and lost her seat in parliament [EPA]Al Jazeera.net
A Cambodian court has ordered an opposition member of parliament to pay $4,100 in damages after finding her guilty of defaming the country's prime minister.
A municipal court in the capital Phnom Penh ruled on Tuesday that Mu Suh-Kwor of the Sam Rainsy Party had defamed Hun Sen when she tried to sue him over comments he allegedly made about her conduct during last year's election campaign.
Critics have said the ruling reflected Hun Sen's determination to use Cambodia's courts to silence opposition critics.
"That was not justice in the courtroom. It was totally political," Suh-Kwor told reporters, who were banned from attending the court session.
"I will continue to fight until I get justice. Today, the court could have been a light for justice. The judge gave us darkness instead."
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