A woman convicted of masterminding a 2016 grenade attack in central Phnom Penh targeting her cheating boyfriend made an appeal at the Supreme Court that she had only sought for him to be threatened.
The Supreme Court heard three cases on Friday morning, where lawyers grappled with unclear evidence and information, and raised more questions than were answered during the hearing.
The association last week issued a statement condemning lawyer Phan Chansak’s actions. The lawyer had posted in a Telegram group called CLO Opinions, “Sell 1 ballot for $1,000,” the association said, without specifying when the message was posted.
Chab Yem, 74, says she hasn’t seen her son since authorities arrested and defrocked him more than a year ago. She lives in Siem Reap province, and Koeut Saray is now in Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar Prison.
A Phnom Penh resident made a public confession and apology for allegedly insulting traffic police officers in a video posted to social media platform TikTok.
Fourteen foreign nationals are being treated in quarantine and later will be sent to the Sihanoukville Provincial Court for allegedly possessing firearms, kidnapping one individual and extorting money, according to provincial authorities.
A Ratanakiri military police official was charged with insult and intentional violence for criticizing the provincial governor and for punching a person during his mother’s funeral last week.
Local businessman Duong Chhay, who was seen beating his wife in CCTV footage released earlier this year, blamed his behavior on financial pressures and his ex-wife’s refusal to let him meet their children, as police officials would not comment on the status of the assault investigation.
The mother of a longan farmer who was imprisoned for criticizing the government’s procurement procedures said her son should not have been arrested or charged with incitement because his comments were a true reflection of the situation.
A military police official pleaded innocent to drug charges at a trial on Friday, saying he was framed and alleging that a karaoke proprietor, who is the co-accused, was the only one dealing drugs.
The government’s e-visa portal announced the resumption of tourist visas starting October 19, signaling the state’s intentions to kickstart the tourism sector, which has languished for the last 20 months of the pandemic.
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