All quiet as Veng Sreng probe ends
The government’s investigation into the bloody crackdown on unruly protesters on Veng Sreng Boulevard one month ago wrapped up yesterday, officials said, though those familiar with the investigation remained tight-lipped about its findings. National Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith said yesterday that the three-week investigation had cooperated with relevant institutions, and the report had been forwarded on to the Ministry of Interior’s upper echelons, but he declined to speak about its contents. … Despite the closure of the investigation, rights observers yesterday were sceptical that a government committee would be able to conduct an impartial investigation into a crime that the government itself had allegedly committed. …
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