The Phnom Penh Municipal Court is set to reopen the trial of former CNRP president Kem Sokha, delayed for two years because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Cambodia.
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The Military Police sent six military officers to court on November 22 to face prosecution for possession of 105 illegal rifles and arms smuggling, while investigators say they are still hunting down additional accomplices.
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Police in Phnom Penh’s Kamboul district are questioning a military officer from the 911 parachute regiment to build a case file for referral to court after he allegedly beat a 15-year-old boy unconscious on the evening of November 20.
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Three military officers accused of illegal arms trafficking in Battambang province have been arrested and sent to court to continue legal proceedings.
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Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) president Rong Chhun criticising Cambodia’s courts. Chhun, who was recently released on bail after being charged with the crime of inciting serious social unrest, alleged that the Cambodian judiciary is a market for selling people their freedom, implying that defendants can buy their way out of trouble through corruption and bribery. “I say this because I’ve seen the court act as a marketplace for selling freedom. There was a case where a charge of theft with aggravating circumstances was changed to just petty theft after the defendant paid $5,000 or so,” he alleged.
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