Bail Requests Denied for All Eight Unionists
The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has denied bail for eight unionists accused of instigating violence at the Sabrina Garment factory last Monday. …
Kampong Speu Provincial Court judge, Cheum Rithy said yesterday that he had not approved the bail request because significant work remained in questioning plaintiffs. …
Rithy said he had just begun questioning witnesses who were present for last Monday’s demonstration, during which participants in a 4,000-person strike for better benefits and wages entered the factory and clashed with workers who had not joined the strike, prompting police and military officials to intervene. …