Six Charged With Assault in Wake of Clashes With Police
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in a 29-year-old construction worker being shot dead. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Nguyen Thi Dek, 20; Ek Chan Nu, 17; Tang Chongseang, 18; Song Nisai, 20; and Var Noeun, 20, were arrested by police about 9 p.m. Sunday, when a day of demonstrations led by the opposition CNRP turned violent in the area of Monivong Bridge. “The court has charged them and sent them to prison for pre-trial detention,” Phnom Penh Municipal Court Investigating Judge Suos Sam Ath said Tuesday, declining to comment further. Am Sam Ath, technical supervisor at rights group Licadho, which is providing legal counsel for the suspects, said the men had been charged with intentional violence and destruction of property under articles 218, 410, and 411 of the Criminal Code. … Chan Soveth, a senior investigator for rights group Adhoc, who was present at the time the six men were arrested, said he could not be sure whether or not they had been directly involved in the conflict. …
Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
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