William Guang News Today

Amnesty International urges Kem Sokha’s immediate release and an end to the ongoing crackdown against opposition groups

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on August 2 sentenced former Khmer Rise Party (KRP) president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung, better known as William Guang, and seven of his alleged accomplices to between six and nine years in prison in connection with the armed robbery of a celebrity lotion dealer.

The Ministry of Interior has declined to take legal action against the Khmer Rise Party (KRP) after its president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung – better known as William Guang – was arrested for masterminding a home invasion jewellery heist and now faces between five and 10 years in prison for the armed robbery.

Khmer Rise Party (KRP) president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung, better known as William Guang, has been placed in pre-trial detention on charges of orchestrating the armed robbery at the home of online lotion celebrity An Sieu Mey in western Phnom Penh.

Another man has been arrested in connection with a December 19 armed robbery at the home of online lotion celebrity An Sieu Mey in western Phnom Penh, the National Police reported.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Khmer Rise Party president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung, better known as William Guang, and 14 other suspects have been arrested for an armed robbery

Khmer Rise Party president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung, better known as William Guang, and 14 other suspects have been arrested for an armed robbery which took place on December 19 at the home of online lotion seller An Sieu Mey at the Borey Moon Town gated community in Chaom Chao I commune’s Chambok village of the capital’s Por Sen Chey district.