A meeting with the American diplomat Christopher Hill resulted in the prime minister agreeing after all to release Kem Sokha and Pa Nguon Teang on bail, which happened on 17 January, but the charges of defamation against them and a number of others who were freed were not dropped.
Au terme d’une rencontre avec le diplomate américain Christopher Hill, le Premier ministre a finalement accepté de libérer Kem Sokha et Pa Nguon Teang sous caution.