Still No Arrest in Shooting of Special Economic Zone Workers
A day after Interior Minister Sar Kheng revealed that authorities had identified a suspect in the shooting of three female factory workers at a special economic zone (SEZ) in Svay Rieng province, officials yesterday refused to reveal the identity of the gunman, who had still not been arrested. Lieutenant General Khieu Sopheak, spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, said that a task force sent to Bavet city on Monday was still investigating the case and that part of the inquiry included a forensic test of bullets fired during the protest. … Monday’s shooting followed a violent demonstration by about 4000 workers from three factories in Bavet City’s Manhattan SEZ who were protesting for a raise to their monthly salary. The three factories were Taiwanese-owned footwear producer Kaoway, which makes shoes for the German Sports brand Puma, Hong Kong shoe factory Kingmaker Footwear and Taiwanese wetsuit manufacturer Sheico…
