In Poipet, Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Protest Police Abuse
More than 35 motorcycle taxi drivers protested in front of military police headquarters in Poipet City yesterday, calling for military police to protect them from an immigration police officer who has allegedly been shocking them with an electric baton, police and protesters said. Proem Sareom, one of the drivers protesting yesterday, said that Svay Sarin, an immigration police officer stationed at the Poipet International Checkpoint, has for years been repeatedly using an electric baton to shock motorcycle taxi drivers vying for clients near the immigration police station. …
