Two of 23 jailed protesters granted bail; release date unknown
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday morning granted bail to two of the 23 union activists and protesters jailed following the lethal suppression of garment worker strikes by military police on January 3. Municipal court presiding Judge Leang Samnatt held an unscheduled hearing on Friday morning and decided to grant bail to two of the jailed protesters: garment workers Bou Sarith, 27, and Yon Chea, 17, who are being held at seperate jails in Kompong Cham province. … The bail order did not specify when the two should be released, but Am Sam Ath, technical supervisor for rights group Licadho, said he was told that the document granting bail had been sent to the General Department of Prisons. According to Mr. Sam Ath, Mr. Sarith is incarcerated with 21 other protesters at Kompong Cham province’s Correctional Center 3 prison and Chea is being held at Kompong Cham provincial prison. … CC3 prison director Kea Sovanna said he had yet to receive the bail order from the Phnom Penh court, but he confirmed that a 17-year-old detainee was receiving medical treatment and X-rays in prison. …
Kuch Naren
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