One Week on, Shooting Investigation Has Yielded Nothing

20 November 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Phnom Penh / Social development
Brigadier General Kheng Tito / Cheam Yeap / CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap / Eng Sokhom / Ministry of Interior / SL Garment Factory

One week after police opened fire on civilians during clashes that broke out during an SL Garment Factory protest, killing bystander Eng Sokhom and injuring nine others, arrests have yet to be made on the back of an investigation that victims said appears to be going nowhere. Rights group Licadho on Tuesday also confirmed that one of the 27-year-old survivors of the November 12 clash is now paralyzed for life after being shot in the spine. “The Ministry of Interior has created a committee to study and investigate the people who violated [the law] and killed people,” said CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap. “We are following the law, and when we see a perpetrator commit the crime, they must be punished. The quicker they are arrested, the better it will be.” Military police spokesman Brigadier General Kheng Tito said the investigation had been impeded by the Water Festival holiday. … [Licadho director] Ms. [Naly] Pilorge said lawyers for the teenagers—14-year-old Meas Non and 17-year-old Vanny Vanan, charged by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court with intentional acts of violence, damage to public property, insulting public officials and the obstruction of public officials—will request bail Wednesday.

 Mech Dara and Lauren Crothers
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