Land Disputant Briefly Detained After Photographing Court
Snguon Nhoeun, a Kampong Chhnang land activist, said he was detained for two hours by police after taking photos of a protest outside the provincial court.
Snguon Nhoeun, a Kampong Chhnang land activist, said he was detained for two hours by police after taking photos of a protest outside the provincial court.
The Supreme Court last Friday granted bail to Kampong Chhnang land activist Tuon Seng, who was jailed in January on charges alleging destruction of property.
A local NGO was denied monthly access to jailed NagaWorld union members, a Lor Peang activist was sent to prison this week, and Cambodia reversed its insistence on Myanmar’s attendance at a Asean foreign ministers meeting this month.
Three community representatives involved in a long-running dispute with the energy minister’s wife were taken into police custody over the weekend in relation to a separate dispute, residents said.
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