Major General arrested on defamation charges

26 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Government / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of National Defense / Social development
Major General Chea Dara / Ministry of Defense / Ministry of Interior / PJ Prison / RCAF / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces / Supreme Court

A two-star general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces was arrested Friday on charges of defamation, police and prison officials said Friday. On Friday, police officers from the Interior Ministry’s penal department arrested Major General Chea Dara, who works at the Ministry of Defense, following a court warrant, said deputy municipal police chief Chuon Narin. … Asked what Maj. Gen. Dara was charged with and what crime he had allegedly committed, Mr. Narin said he had no further details on the case. Hou Puthvisal, director of PJ Prison, confirmed Maj. Gen. Dara’s arrival at the facility. …

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