Australian James Ricketson, who denies the charges, was arrested in June 2017 after flying a camera drone over a rally organised by an opposition group that was later ended by the country’s increasingly authoritarian government.
It was claimed by the prosecution that Ricketson had “damaged” the country’s reputation citing emails he wrote sympathising with opposition groups.
A filmmaker has been sentenced to six years in a Cambodian prison after being found guilty of spying for an unnamed country.
The 69-year old has been a frequent visitor to Cambodia over the past two decades.