No Bail for Teens Arrested After Factory Clashes

3 December 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Judiciary and courts / Labor / Law and judiciary / Social development
Cambodian Legal Education Center / LICADHO / Naly Pilorge / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / SL Garment Factory

Two teenagers charged with intentional acts of violence, damage to public property and insulting public officials in clashes with police during a demonstration by SL Garment Factory workers last month were denied bail Monday. The suspects, 14-year-old Meas Non and 17-year-old Vanny Vanan, were charged by the court last month after the clashes, during which police shot dead one innocent bystander and wounded several others. … “Why is the Phnom Penh Municipal Court detaining such young boys with no evidence when a woman was shot dead and several injured by bullets from police, and no police have been prosecuted?” [Licadho director] Ms. [Naly] asked. … A trial date has not been set. To date, the authorities have failed to arrest any officials in connection with the shootings of civilians during the clash.

 Lauren Crothers
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