Governor Drew Gun, Not Blood, Prosecutor Says

The court prosecutor investigating last month’s shooting of three female factory workers at a special economic zone (SEZ) denied a newspaper report claiming the chief suspect, former Bavet City Governor Chhouk Bundith, had confessed to shooting the women. Svay Rieng Provincial Court prosecutor Hing Bunchea said the report was erroneous, and claimed that Mr. Bundith, whom he questioned about the shooting Thursday, had only admitted to being armed with a pistol at the SEZ protest. Mr. Bundith could not remember if he opened fire or not, the prosecutor added. … Bun Chenda, 21, who was shot at the SEZ protest and who has accused Mr. Bundith in a court complaint of being the gunman, said she did not believe his testimony. “If he did not shoot, how did his bullets come to hit the workers?” Ms. Chenda asked. …