Montagnard presence denied

4 February 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Government / Human rights / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Social development
Adhoc / Chhay Thy / Khieu Sopheak / Ministry of Interior / Montagnards ethnic

Government spokesman and four-star General Khieu Sopheak has threatened to sue an NGO worker over his “false allegations” about Montagnard asylum seekers. ... Sopheak said authorities had only arrested “illegal Vietnamese immigrants”, and called on Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc and the monitor who first reported the arrests, to either prove they were Montagnards or rescind the allegations. ...

 Phak Seangly
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