'Journalists' Arrested for Extorting Wildlife Santuary Director
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'Journalists' Arrested for Extorting Wildlife Santuary Director
Kompong Thom, Cambodia News: Two men were arrested at about 10:40 am on June 9, 2019, in a restaurant in Thom Stung Sen district, Kampong Thom.
The two accused arrested, Heang Ly Hak, a 50-year-old male, and Ivanhoe(?), male aged 41, both say that they are journalists. The two were charged with extorting $ 1,200 from the director of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, Ly Sreng.
Heang Ly Hak told Ly Sreng that there were four people who wanted $ 300 each, a total of $ 1,200. The director said that he agreed to pay to avoid problems, however he only had $ 500 in his pocket, and it was agreed that he would pay the remaining $700 later. The director then contacted the police, and when he met the men to hand over the money, the police stepped in and arrested them red-handed.
The two accused arrested, Heang Ly Hak, a 50-year-old male, and Ivanhoe(?), male aged 41, both say that they are journalists. The two were charged with extorting $ 1,200 from the director of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, Ly Sreng.
Heang Ly Hak told Ly Sreng that there were four people who wanted $ 300 each, a total of $ 1,200. The director said that he agreed to pay to avoid problems, however he only had $ 500 in his pocket, and it was agreed that he would pay the remaining $700 later. The director then contacted the police, and when he met the men to hand over the money, the police stepped in and arrested them red-handed.
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Re: 'Journalists' Arrested for Extorting Wildlife Santuary Director
Extorted over what? Writing a report about his mismanagement or own corruption? Sounds like they were blackmailing him over something they knew. This place can sometimes be quite Kafkaesque in its corruption circles. Never sure whether to cry or laugh.
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