Netizens and activists often have to refrain from serving time on charges of conspiracy and incitement expressing their opinions online about sensitive topics, since May 2020. In the wake of Sovannchhay’s case, for fear of being threatened or jailed. In November Cambodians expressed concerns not only about 2021, Kak Sovannchhay, 16-year-old autistic son of freedom of expression, but also the RGC’s treatment jailed CNRP member Kak Komphear, was sentenced of children with disabilities.65 Despite the concerns to eight months for sending messages to a private raised, on March 14, 2022, the Phnom Penh Court Telegram group deemed to constitute incitement of Appeal upheld Sovannchhay’s conviction and and insult of public officials.63 In November 2021, sentence.66 However, on Oct. 12, 2022, the Supreme he was sentenced to eight months, with part of the Court ordered his retrial and asked the Phnom Penh sentence suspended. He was released from prison Court of Appeal to take his status as a minor and 10 days after the verdict but placed under judicial other conditions when doing so.67 In December 2022, supervision for two years.64 He had been arrested at the court upheld the conviction, and changed the his home several months prior and detained at Prey probation measures for him.68 Sar Prison, the same facility where his father has been 50 Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia