Government Ends Probe Into Shooting
The joint committee established to investigate the shooting deaths of forestry activist Chut Wutty and military police officer In Rattana closed its investigation Saturday, saying the death of the environmentalist was due to a “misunderstanding” and the death of the officer, unintentional. Speaking at a conference held at the Council of Minister’s on Saturday, Tith Sothea, deputy director of the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit and a member of the five-person special committee, said that Chut Wutty was shot by In Rattana during an escalating verbal dispute. In Rattana was subsequently shot by a security guard, Rann Boroth, who accidentally discharged the officer’s AK-47 assault rifle while trying to disarm him, in a bid to prevent more killing. …
