Bandith trial to begin soon

17 September 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Judiciary and courts
Bavet Special Economic Zone / Bavet town / Bavet town factory shooting / Chhouk Bandith / former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith / Garment factories / Human Rights / Sar Chantha

The long-awaited trial of former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith – accused of shooting three garment workers at a protest in February – could begin within the next week, a Svay Rieng Provincial Court official said yesterday. Investigating judge Pich Chhert said the inquiry into the shooting, which rights groups have decried for its slow-moving nature, was complete and would be processed by the prosecution before being sent to the presiding judge, who will set a date for the trial. ... Officials were silent on the subject of Sar Chantha, the Bavet town penal police chief who was placed under court supervision late last month as a “suspicious suspect” in the Bandith case.

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