Six Sent to Court Following Clashes With Police

Officials at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday questioned six men accused of using violence against authorities when protesters clashed with security forces near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge in fighting that saw a 29-year-old man shot dead. The men were arrested Sun­day night, at the end of a day of demonstrations at Freedom Park and marches in the city led by the opposition CNRP. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Ngugen Thi Dek, 20; Ek Chan Nu, 17; Tang Chongseang, 18; Song Nisai, 20; and Var Noeun, 20, were detained by Interior Ministry police late Sunday night and sent to court for questioning on Monday, said Interior Ministry penal police chief Lour Sokha. “Police sent them to the court for questioning on Monday, but I don’t know whether they were charged or not,” Mr. Sokha said. Court clerk Kem Cheng said the six men had been questioned by deputy prosecutor Sieng Sok and sent to investigating Judge Suos Sam Ath for further questioning. …

 Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
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