Top cop told to catch Bandith

9 October 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Social development
Chhouk Bandith / Khieu Sopheak / Ministry of Interior / National Police / Neth Savoeun / Sar Kheng

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng sent a letter to the National Police last week asking it to step up its search for Chhouk Bandith, the former Bavet town governor convicted of shooting three garment workers at a factory protest last year.

Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak told the Post yesterday that Kheng had sent a letter to Neth Savoeun, the National Police chief, asking him to comply with a court verdict that in June sentenced Bandith to 18 months in prison for unintentional violence. …

Rights groups have repeatedly argued that unintentional violence was too light a charge, asserting that the shooting was a clear case of attempted murder, as Bandith fired directly into a crowd of thousands of workers seeking better pay.

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