Justice in Cambodia
Where is justice in Cambodia when the judges are corrupt? By suspending them or transfer them to other jobs, will the problem be solved? What are their salaries? How can they live with their salaries? This is the source of the problem.
posted by Proleung at
8:26 AM
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Last Updated 26/04/2005, 05:08:43
Cambodia's Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana says two judges have been suspended while a corruption investigation takes places.
The suspension follows Prime Minister Hun Sen's declaration last month that he would crack down on court officials who take bribes to free suspects.
Correspondents say officials implicated in scandals are usually shuffled to other jobs and suspensions are rare.
The minister named the judges as Kong Sarith and Ham Mengse, of the Phnom Penh municipal court.
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Anonymous, at 8:35 AM
Last Updated 22/04/2005, 10:13:29
Cambodia's Appeal Court has upheld convictions against 13 men on terrorism and organised crime charges.
The convictions stem from attacks five years ago in the capital and other cities.
The men were among more than 100 people detained in 2000 after an attack on government installations and petrol stations by a group calling itself the Cambodian Freedom Fighters.
About half of the 100 have received sentences.
The presiding judge, Thou Mony, says the 2002 verdict of the Battambang court was upheld.
However one of several lawyers for the men, Chum Sovanaly, says he will recommend the men take their fight to the Supreme Court.
AFP newsagency says at least eight people were killed in the unrest, seven of whom were from the ranks of the rebels.
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Anonymous, at 8:37 AM
Last Updated 26/04/2005, 22:29:59
Cambodia's Appeal Court has upheld the convictions of 19 men for their alleged role in a failed coup five years ago.
They are the second such group to have their appeals rejected in less than a week.
A lawyer for the men says his clients were convicted of setting up an illegal armed force and are serving sentences from 10 to 20 years.
The men were among more than 100 people detained in the year 2000 after an attack on government installations and petrol stations by a group calling itself the Cambodian Freedom Fighters.
At least eight people are said to have been killed in the unrest, most of them rebels.
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Anonymous, at 8:38 AM
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