Rights worker’s hearing delayed
A Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge yesterday approved a proposal to delay the case against human-rights worker Chan Soveth, according to his employer, Adhoc. Soveth has been accused of providing assistance to “specific perpetrators”. Although the court did not provide names, an anonymous court official recently told the Post that the charges are related to an alleged secessionist plot in Kratie province’s Chhloung district, which authorities claim was led by Bun Ratha. … However, [Sam] Sokong [one of the defence lawyer’s for Soveth] said he had met with his client only once, and the court had not allowed lawyers to copy the relevant documents, so it had been difficult to prepare for the case. …
