Prominent union leader Ath Thon to pay bail money to court [The government is persecuting him and trying to intimidate him not to lead future workers' strikes!] លោក អាត់ ធន់ ដាក់​ប្រាក់​តម្កល់​ធានា​ខ្លួន​ជូន​តុលាការ

Ath Thon speaking to the media.

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Prominent labor union leaders confirmed today that he would bring the bail money of US$25,000 to the court after he was ordered to pay that amount for bail. 

90 percent of the money was collected from generous people, workers as well as foreign unions, said Ath Thon, President of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers' Democratic Union (C.CAWDU). 

The decision to keep the bail money at the court was made only a week ahead of the deadline fixed by the court. 

Ath Thone was sued by the SL factory employer as well as workers. He was accused of inciting workers to commit violence and protests at the SL factory.