Union Tells EU, US to Not Inspect Activist Case
More than 100 moto-taxi and tuk tuk drivers who are part of a little-known workers union submitted a letter to the U.S. Embassy and the European Union Delegation yesterday, asking them not to intervene in the case of Boeng Kak activist Yorm Bopha. It is not the first time the group, Cambodia for Confederation Development Association (CCDA), has taken to the streets demanding the prosecution of Ms. Bopha, who they accuse of violently accosting two members of their brethren. … But residents of the Boeng Kak community claim Ms. Bopha was jailed because of her role as an anti-eviction activist, and rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called the charges “dubious,” and called for her release. …
