Verdict Delayed in Case Linked to Chut Wutty

9 October 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Environment and natural resources / Judiciary and courts
activism / Cardamom Mountains / Chut Wutty / court system / environmental activist Chut Wutty / In Ratana / police officials / Rann Boroth

The Koh Kong Provincial Court had postponed until October 22 the verdict of Rann Boroth, the man charged with the accidental killing of a military police officer who allegedly killed environmental activist Chut Wutty in the Cardamom Mountains in April.

Though rights groups have criticized the court's decision last week to drop its investigation into the death of Chut Wutty, court officials told the court yesterday that the verdict has been postponed due to the judge's poor health. ...

At his trial on Thursday, Mr. Boroth, a security guard for a logging firm working in the Cardamoms, confessed to accidentally killing military police officer In Ratana on April 26 while trying to disarm him just after In Ratana allegedly shot and killed Chut Wutty. ...