No criminal charges against hit-and-run officer
Police said Sunday that they will not pursue charges against Ek Sovannara—the son of a former Kandal provincial police chief—whose Lexus SUV on April 12 crashed into a motorbike carrying three men, killing one and causing the other two to have their left legs amputated. The family of Dork Meng, 28, who died in hospital after the accident, received four million riel, or about $1,000, from Mr. Sovannara’s driver, according to family members, who said they initially demanded $4,000. The two men who had their legs amputated received two million riel each, or about $500, in compensation. … Sam Leang, the grandfather of Dork Meng, said the family had no choice but to accept $1,000 for their dead relative. “I understand that the amount of four million riel is not enough to buy a human life,” he said. “But if we still keep demanding [$4,000] we will get nothing because this is what the driver said he can offer.” In August 2002, Mr. Sovannara was arrested for shooting dead a bodyguard of Prime Minister Hun Sen on a crowded Phnom Penh street following a drunken dispute. The family of the victim was paid $3,000 in compensation.
Aun Pheap
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