Municipal Court calls 10 witnesses in racist mob killing case
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned 10 witnesses, including several police officials and one reporter, as it begins investigating the brutal murder of Nguyen Vann Chean, an ethnic Vietnamese man who was beaten to death by an angry mob in Meanchey district last month. The 28-year-old from Kompong Chhnang province died after being viciously attacked by a group of at least 20 people when he intervened in an argument over a minor traffic accident. Witnesses revealed the crowd had been incited to the killing after one bystander yelled out the word “yuon,” a now-racially charged Khmer term for Vietnamese. Investigating Judge Chuon Soreasey said the court issued the summonses on March 3 following a request by 50-year-old defendant Von Chanvutha, the only person so far arrested by police for allegedly calling out “Yuon fight Khmer!” as Nguyen Vann Chean was beaten to death. … Among those summoned to appear at court on March 17 are district police chief Hy Narin, Chak Angre Loeu commune police chief Chorn Borin and deputy commune police chief Huot Vanna—who all are assigned to the case—and Mam Van, a reporter for local newspaper Koh Santepheap. …
Eang Mengleng
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