Cambodian King seeks investigation of judge over court procedure
In a rare intervention, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has demanded an investigation over a Phnom Penh judge who interviewed an opposition party activist without his attorney being present. A lawmaker had complained to the King that Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Keo Mony had questioned Ouch Pich Samnang of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Nov. 18 over his participation in an opposition-led protest on July 15 in the capital’s Freedom Park. … CNRP lawmaker and rights activist Mu Sochua on Dec. 3 submitted a complaint to the king, who is president of the Supreme Council of Magistracy which oversees judges and prosecutors, accusing Keo Mony of abusing court procedure by questioning Ouch Pich Samnang for 30 minutes without his lawyer present. …
Roseanne Gerin
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/investigation-of-judge-12152014160825.html
