Thumbprint dubious: court
The legitimacy of a lawsuit filed by prominent businesswoman Chhin Sokountheary, also known as “Crocodile Grandmother”, accusing Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema of abusing his power by stealing some 34 hectares of privately owned land is being called into question by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, a court official said yesterday. According to court president Chiv Keng, the court is investigating whether or not Sokountheary’s thumbprint on the lawsuit is genuine, given that she is currently on the run after being sentenced in absentia last December to four-and-a-half years in jail on charges of encroaching onto state land, land she maintains in her lawsuit was lawfully purchased. …
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