Inmates to return to soaked cells

All 842 prisoners evacuated from Banteay Meanchey provincial prison after water pressure caused a wall to collapse in early October will be sent back there next week – despite only minimal repairs having been undertaken to the flood-damaged building, a rights worker said yesterday said yesterday.

Som Chankea, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, told the post that some prisoners had been returned to clean out waterlogged cells. ...

Hin Sophal, director of the prison, said a request for buses to request for buses to transport the evacuees back to Banteay Meanchey prison next week had been submitted and was awaiting approval. ...

May Titthara
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