By Agencies
About 100 senior justice officials, judges, prosecutors, lawyers and
justice police across the country gathered here on Monday to discuss
difficulties and challenges in the implementation of the kingdom's Penal
Code, officials said.
Speaking at the opening of the two-day
conference on the implementation of the Penal Code, the minister of
justice, Ang Vong Vathana said that it was the first gathering among law
practitioners to discuss the Penal Code implementation since it was
promulgated on Nov. 30, 2009.
"The Penal Code is comprised of 672
articles. Some articles are very complicated, so it is very important
to train and promote this Penal Code to law practitioners and common
people in order to ensure the effectiveness of law implementation," he
said.
The ministers also urged all legal and judicial officials
to do whatever in compliance with the law in order to build confidence
among the public.
James Heenan, representative of the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Cambodia, said
that the Penal Code is an extremely important document, and cases of
misinterpretation or misapplication of the Penal Code can lead to people
being unfairly punished or unfairly left punished, and to possible
violations of human rights.
"It is therefore essential that we
all have a clear understanding of the provisions of the Penal Code and
that these provisions are interpreted in accordance with international
human rights standards," he said. "This conference is a unique
opportunity for all participants to discuss in more detail any
challenges they have encountered when applying the Penal Code."
The
conference was co-organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Cambodia.
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