Government Violence Only Benefits Opposition’s Narrative, Says Sar Kheng
21 December 2020
VOA Khmer
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng delivers a speech at Pailin Provincial Government House on December 21, 2020. (Photo: Facebook/ Sar Kheng)
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PHNOM PENH
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said the use of force against demonstrators and opposition activists would only play into the opposition’s narrative that the government was violent and oppressive.
Sar Kheng, who was speaking at the gubernatorial swearing-in ceremony in Pailin province on Monday, said law enforcement should not use excessive force because the opposition was using it to project the government as violent.
8 December 2020, 10:45 UTC
The Cambodian authorities must redouble their efforts to thoroughly, independently and impartially investigate the disappearance of Thai dissident Wanchalearm Satsaksit and determine his fate and whereabouts, said Amnesty International today.
The 37-year old activist was abducted by unknown persons from outside an apartment building in Phnom Penh on 4 June this year, having previously been sought for arrest by the Thai authorities for expressing criticism of the Thai government.
Sitanun Satsaksit, Wanchalearmâs sister, is being questioned by an investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court today as part of the Cambodian authorities ongoing investigation into the case.
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Man headed to court for trafficking ‘ancient’ relic
Sun, 20 December 2020
Russey KEO district police are set to send a man to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on December 21 for trafficking an artefact rumoured to be worth $70 million.
The broker was arrested on December 17 along with the owner of the bronze artefact while planning to sell it.
Russey Keo district police chief Heang Tharet declined to provide details on December 20.
“We are sending the case to the court on December 21 for legal procedure. The officials of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts are studying and determining the real value of the artefact. I cannot comment further yet,” he said.
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