Phnom Penh Post
Chan Soveth pictured outside the Phnom Penh court, Dec. 24, 2012. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post
Charges against rights investigator Chan Soveth were dropped today, six
months after the highly controversial accusation of assisting a
ringleader of the so-called Kratie secession was levied.
“I got
the information letter this morning in my office. The letter said that
in the case of Mr Chan Soveth, the judge decided to drop the charge,”
said Soveth’s lawyer, Sam Sok Oeun.
In late December, the senior Adhoc investigator appeared
for questioning at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the charge of
assisting a perpetrator.
The rights worker stood accused of aiding Ma Chhang, one of five men
whom the government said masterminded a separatist movement in remote
Pro Ma village.
One day after security forces stormed in to
disband the movement – shooting dead a 14-year old girl in the process
and driving out hundreds embroiled in a long-standing land dispute with
rubber concessionaire Casotim – officials named Chhang and four others
as ringleaders.
To contact the reporter on this story: Abby Seiff at
abby.seiff@phnompenhpost.com
1 comment:
Be ready for bad news when seeing a good gesture. Maybe the court prepare to clear Chhuk Bandit name too, or maybe something worst.
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