Family 'devastated' by Aussie filmmaker’s jailing in Cambodia

Australian filmmaker, James Ricketson

Source: AAP

There are concerns about the welfare of an Australian filmmaker who has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to six years in a Cambodian prison.


Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to six years in a Cambodian prison, leaving his family "devastated" and concerned about his welfare.

The 69-year-old was on Friday sentenced by three judges in Phnom Penh, 15 months after being detained after flying a drone without a permit over a political rally.

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