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The Battambang man died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly killing his wife on April 3. Police
National Police asked to investigate death of suspect in custody
Mon, 28 June 2021
The National Committee Against Torture has requested the National Police to launch an investigation into the death of a man believed to have been tortured during questioning at the Sangke district police station in Battambang province.
Family and relatives of the man, Pich Theareth, a 31-year-old resident of Bos Po village in Sangke district’s O’Dambang I commune, have also urged the provincial authorities and specialised police to hold accountable those who used violence to extract his confession.
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