Wutty Case wraps with sentencing
At the close of a case that remained shrouded in controversy until the end, Koh Kong Provincial Court yesterday found former security guard Ran Boroth guilty of the unintentional killing of military police officer In Rattana, the man on whom authorities pinned the murder of anti-logging activist Chut Wutty. The two-year sentence, of which 18 months was suspended, will allow Boroth to walk free in less than two weeks’ time. While the verdict raised few eyebrows, it drew scorn from those who believe the trial was simply a smokescreen to conceal the real culprit and circumstances behind Wutty’s death. …
