Cambodia closes probe into activist’s shooting
The Cambodian government on Saturday said it had closed its investigation into the fatal shootings of a well-known activist and a military police officer after the arrest of a security guard. Ran Boroth accidentally shot dead In Rattana, a military policeman who had just gunned down anti-logging activist Chhut Vuthy during an argument in a remote forest on April 26, a government spokesman said. “This is the clear and true result confirmed by witnesses at the scene,” spokesman Tith Sothea told reporters in the capital Phnom Penh. “Now we have shown the truth to the public,” he said of the government probe. “So our work is closed for now.” The findings contradict earlier claims by the military police that In Rattana fired two bullets from his AK-47 into his own chest, after shooting dead the prominent activist. Vuthy’s death shocked the country and prompted international calls for an impartial investigation. …
