Sourn Serey Ratha

Sourn Serey Ratha
President of the Khmer Power Party
In office
March 18, 2010 – September 7, 2017
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySoung Sophorn
Personal details
Born (1973-09-07) September 7, 1973 (age 51)
Battambang, Cambodia
NationalityCambodian
American
Political partyKhmer Power Party
Alma materRoyal University of Phnom Penh
MARA University Technology
Georgetown University
Boston University

Sourn Serey Ratha (Khmer: សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា; born September 7, 1973) is a Cambodian American republican politician, and the founder and President of the Khmer Power Party (KPP).[1]

He was convicted of inciting military personnel disobedience and demoralising the army based on a message he posted on Facebook urging the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces to resist orders from their leaders. He was sentenced to five years in prison but was granted a royal pardon by King Norodom Sihamoni after serving just over a year.[2] He was also fined $2,500.[3]

References

  1. ^ President. kppp.org. Retrieved September 12, 2016
  2. ^ Narim, Khuon (August 23, 2018). "Former KPP leader pardoned by King". Khmer Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ Chheng, Niem (28 August 2017). "Former Khmer Power Party leader Serey Ratha gets five years in prison". Phonm Pen Post. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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