The Phnom Penh Appeal Court issued its ruling on October 13, 2026, keeping an 18-month jail term in place for each of three defendants. Two of those sentenced were activists of the main opposition party. The third was a construction worker who had been delivering building materials. All three were convicted of incitement. They were arrested during 2025 in three separate cases brought against them individually. The appeal judges chose not to reduce the punishment set by the lower court. With the verdict upheld, the sentences remain in effect unless the Supreme Court finds in their favor.