Police Chief Accused of Sexual Harassment of Women Officers
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Sacked/ Not sackedCEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:43 pm Suspension for ex-police chief, but no prosecution, as women officers decide not to press charges.
The two-star general is accused of forcing female officers to perform sex acts at work but will not be prosecuted
By Matt Blomberg
PHNOM PENH, Sept 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A high-ranking Cambodian police official has been sacked over sexual misconduct at work in a landmark case in the Southeast Asian nation but will not be prosecuted to "protect the dignity" of the women involved, a police official said.
Two-star general and Kampong provincial police chief Ouk Kosal was suspended last month pending an investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct made by four junior female officers that hit the headlines.
In a rare public outing of sexual misconduct by an official, he was accused of forcing the female officers to perform sex acts at work under the threat of blocking their careers.
A deputy national police chief Pen Vibol, who led the investigation, said Kosal had been sacked and would be demoted to the rank of colonel.
But he said the female officers had chosen to not press criminal charges of sexual assault, which is punishable by up to three years jail, prompting calls for the government to do so.
"This is an unprecedented case where, instead of asking our female police officers to be cautious, we need to strengthen the ethics among leaders of our police units," Vibol told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"The fact that they became victims is embarrassing enough. They are satisfied ... that justice has been delivered and they can return to work and restore their dignity."
National police spokesman Chhay Kim Khoeun said there was insufficient evidence to build a criminal case against Kosal, who has maintained that he is innocent.
The women officers and Kosal could not be reached.
Pradeep Wagle, Cambodia representative for the Office of the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights, said Cambodia was obliged under international law to conduct a full and credible investigation and hold Kosal accountable.
https://news.trust.org/item/20200909105346-b03ib/
2 Star General/Colonel
Evidence/not enough evidence
AND the most important bit is that the victims are now "Satisfied that justice has been delivered and they can return to work and restore their dignity."
What crap.
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Rights Advocates Decry Lenient Punishment for Ousted Police Chief
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September 11, 2020
Rights advocates have called for criminal proceedings to be initiated against ousted Kampong Thom police chief Ouk Kosal, who was fired by the Ministry of Interior on Monday after being accused in July of physical harassment by four of his officers.
The Ministry of Interior released a document on Monday removing Ouk Kosal from his position as Kampong Thom police chief and also made a request to demote him from the rank of lieutenant general to colonel.
Four police officers, who worked with Ouk Kosal, wrote a letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng on July 30 accusing the police chief of physically assaulting them while on the job, including accusations of inappropriate touching and non-penetrative sex acts.
In full: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/rights-ad ... 77974.html
By VOA Cambodia -
September 11, 2020
Rights advocates have called for criminal proceedings to be initiated against ousted Kampong Thom police chief Ouk Kosal, who was fired by the Ministry of Interior on Monday after being accused in July of physical harassment by four of his officers.
The Ministry of Interior released a document on Monday removing Ouk Kosal from his position as Kampong Thom police chief and also made a request to demote him from the rank of lieutenant general to colonel.
Four police officers, who worked with Ouk Kosal, wrote a letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng on July 30 accusing the police chief of physically assaulting them while on the job, including accusations of inappropriate touching and non-penetrative sex acts.
In full: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/rights-ad ... 77974.html
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The ex-police chief has now been officially demoted, but that seems to be the end of the affair.
September 22, 2020
Police chief demoted over sexual harassment claims
A former provincial police chief accused of sexual harassment has been stripped of his Major General rank and is now a Colonel.
National Police chief General Neth Savoeun announced yesterday that Colonel Ouk Kosal will also be replaced by Major General Men Ly as the Kampong Thom provincial police chief. This comes after investigations were concluded into sexual harassment claims from female staff and officials.
The Ministry of Interior had previously asked Prime Minister HE and the King to demote his rank of Major General to Colonel.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50765107/p ... nt-claims/
September 22, 2020
Police chief demoted over sexual harassment claims
A former provincial police chief accused of sexual harassment has been stripped of his Major General rank and is now a Colonel.
National Police chief General Neth Savoeun announced yesterday that Colonel Ouk Kosal will also be replaced by Major General Men Ly as the Kampong Thom provincial police chief. This comes after investigations were concluded into sexual harassment claims from female staff and officials.
The Ministry of Interior had previously asked Prime Minister HE and the King to demote his rank of Major General to Colonel.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50765107/p ... nt-claims/
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Re: Police Chief Accused of Sexual Harassment of Women Officers
proud of women who are not afraid to talk about it and defend themselves
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Re: Police Chief Accused of Sexual Harassment of Women Officers
I don't have any updates on this case, but I'm afraid that the sexual harrasser here just got moved to another post, and as for the women who complained, I don't know either. I hope that they still have their jobs and were treated respectfully by their superiors after they outed this guy. (Yeah.)
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