Senator Kok An files new lawsuits

19 July 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Law and judiciary
Anco Brothers Co LTD / company / convicted / defamation / defence lawyer / defendants / Heng Chheang / Kok An / Lawsuits / Long Dara / Money / relatives / senator / stolen goods / sued / Tep Kolap / Tycoon / wife

A defence lawyer for tycoon Kok An revealed yesterday that the senator had filed lawsuits in March against six relatives of Heng Chheang and his wife, Tep Kolap, both of whom were convicted last December of embezzling US$58 million from An’s wife’s Anco Brothers Co LTD. Long Dara, a lawyer for Kok An, said that the six defendants were sued for defamation and receiving stolen goods, namely money – and goods bought with money – that had been stolen from the senator’s company. …

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