Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Phnom Penh Police Officer
Police have arrested the alleged driver of a man who shot dead a police officer following a traffic accident near the Phnom Penh airport.
Khut Sokun Jan 5, 5:39 pm
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Police have arrested the alleged driver of a man who shot dead a police officer following a traffic accident near the Phnom Penh airport.
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The suspended chief of the Kampong Thom provincial police has said unverified sexual abuse allegations against him from several female police officers were part of a conspiracy to get him removed from his position.
The Interior Ministry is investigating sexual abuse complaints from several female police officers against their male boss, the Kampong Thom provincial police chief, who was accused of both physical abuse and verbal threats in an unverified letter leaked to the press last week.
The Prey Veng Provincial Court is investigating a case of alleged police brutality after two men filed a complaint of physical violence and extortion against an anti-drug officer last month, a court official said on Wednesday.
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