Cambodian authorities arrested the Vice President of the opposition Candlelight Party Thach Setha on Monday, accusing him of issuing false checks from his bank account. In response, the Candlelight Party issued a statement condemning the arrest and what it called “a wave of intimidation and threat against the opposition party’s leaders and activists recently by the people who have power.” “The Candlelight Party appeals to the government and the Phnom Penh Municipality Court to release Thach Setha to his freedom immediately without any conditions,” it said.