Buddha relic at palace: gov’t
A golden urn police maintain was the one stolen from Oudong mountain in December – sparking a furore and police investigation – was taken to the Royal Palace on Friday, police have said. Deputy Prime Minister Kong Sam Ol on Friday transported the relics – said to contain remains of the Buddha – from Kandal province’s Mony Sovann pagoda to the palace, where officials yesterday said it would remain until being returned to Oudong “at an appropriate time according to the Buddha”, the national police said in an online statement. … Two suspects arrested late last week were sent to Kandal provincial jail to await trial over the weekend. Keo Reaksmey, 24, suspected of stealing the urn and a number of gold-plated Buddha statues, was apprehended with Siek Sareth, 39, a gold buyer in Takeo province’s Traing district, on Thursday. …
Chhay Channyda
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