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So Sam Ath stood quickly in his light blue uniform after hearing his name called by the judge in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court of Appeal in late June. He had already been sentenced recently in Takeo and this was his appeal hearing, in a desperate bid to get a retrial on drug possession charges or a rehearing for a lighter sentence.
As part of the process of reforming the judiciary to provide effective and transparent services to the public, the Ministry of Justice is drafting a law and statutes governing notaries, clerks and bailiffs. These three professions are not yet governed by specific laws, according to ministry spokesman Chin Malin.
The justice ministry is preparing legislation for the establishment of separate courts for commercial and labour disputes, in the interest of a more effective judicial system, according to its secretary of state, Chin Malin.
The Ministry of Justice is developing and implementing strategies for both legal and judicial reforms, according to its secretary of state and spokesman Chin Malin.
Observers say authorities are making the labor dispute worse by suppressing strikers.