By Stephanie Guyer-Stevens
WeNews correspondent
When Cambodia's opposition politician Mu Sochua was given a guilty verdict in early August riot police in Phnom Penh were ready to quell protesters. As part of Sochua's inner circle that day, Stephanie Guyer-Stevens offers an eyewitness account.PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (WOMENSENEWS) -- It's monsoon season here and dawns often bring a sodden feeling and gray rain.
But on August 4, when Mu Sochua arrived at the Phnom Penh courthouse, the air crackled with intensity.
As the world knows by now, the Cambodian member of parliament and internationally-renowned leader in women's rights was given a guilty verdict for defamation against Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, leader of the majority Cambodian People's Party.
Human rights groups have denounced the verdict as politically biased and Sochua's supporters showed up to signal their support.
I was among them.
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