Cambodian TV reporter claims assault by French resort owners.

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Cambodian TV reporter claims assault by French resort owners.

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A Cambodian TV reporter is still waiting on a decision of justice in an alleged assault case. Was Mr Ho victim of an assault while doing his job as a reporter, or was he just a troublemaker taking photos of things that don't concern him, like private property owners blocking public road access to poor Cambodians ? The French owners of the 4*resort deny attacking the reporter. Looks like the case has been buried, which is probably why he is publicizing his case.

TV Anchor Seeks Justice Over Alleged Violence

A reporter and television presenter from Siem Reap province yesterday urged the government to put pressure on the provincial court in the hope it would speed up proceedings over an assault complaint he lodged two years ago while on assignment.

Apsara News Network (ANN) reporter Taing Ho, 35, told Khmer Times that in November 2014 he was assaulted by two Frenchmen when he was reporting on a roadblock, based on a tip by local residents.

Residents had told him that the two foreigners, who owned a nearby resort, were attempting to barricade a public road.

“I went down on assignment to report on a story that broke in Kochok commune, the capital of the province,” Mr. Ho said. “Unfortunately, I was attacked instantly by two French nationals – one is the father, the other is his son – who are the owners of the Samar Villas and Spa resort...

“Until now, my case still seems to be quiet and I have been waiting for nearly two years to get justice, but the court has done nothing so far,” Mr. Ho lamented.

However, the general manager of the resort, Phauk Sreytouch, denied all the accusations against her French employers, saying the two Frenchmen never assaulted the reporter.

She added that during the incident, Mr. Ho had arrived at the scene, where the road was being widened, and started taking pictures without permission.

“In fact, my boss did nothing wrong. He [Mr. Ho] has filed a complaint against him at court but because my boss is a foreigner he can’t fight anyone in the Kingdom,” she said.
“[Mr. Ho] came here not to be a journalist but he just came here to cause trouble with my boss, like my boss is criminal.”

She said that prior to the incident, her employers had asked local authorities to widen the road leading up to the resort in an attempt to distance it from unsightly squatters who were approximately 20 meters away...

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32112/ ... -violence/
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Re: Cambodian TV reporter claims assault by French resort owners.

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in an attempt to distance it from unsightly squatters who were approximately 20 meters away...
"Let them eat cake".
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