Independent news outlet CamboJA removed the name of a government minister from an article about a public beating of a government critic after receiving a Legal Threat from the Ministry of Agriculture. The article reported that agricultural expert Ny Nak had criticized Minister of Agriculture Dith Tina on Facebook. The ministry claimed that the article speculated about a politically motivated attack on Ny Nak and demanded the removal of the minister's name from the article. CamboJA complied with the request and added an editor's note. Ny Nak was recently released from jail for criticizing COVID-19 restrictions.

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