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Cambodia: Four media alliances call on govt. to clarify Phnom Penh authorities directive on journalists interference in police operation amid increasing restrictions on free press Reporters remain unclear on scope of police powers in new directive on interference by media , 6 February 2021
Authorities doubled down on threats of legal action against reporters who âinterfereâ in police investigations after four media associations ⦠called for clarification of a new directive, but the scope of police powers remains unclear, journalists and advocates said.
Phnom Penh Municipal Police Chief Sar Thet announced ⦠that journalists were banned from filming, recording and live-streaming police investigations and âother duties,â which media associations labeled âvague