Breakout! 7 Convicts Escape from Stung Treng Prison

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Re: Breakout! 7 Convicts Escape from Stung Treng Prison

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I'd give any of them a job.
Escapees are a rare breed and their exceptional qualities are a great addition to any business - enterprising, resourceful, energetic - if you can hang on to them for long enough.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:21 am Stung Treng prison break investigation taking place
Orm Bunthoeurn | Publication date 14 November 2021 | 21:01 ICT

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng ordered a probe into a November 8 prison break in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, after five out of seven escaped inmates were recaptured over the next four days.

In a November 12 statement, Sar Kheng noted that all seven were convicted of drug-related offences and that five male inmates – two Laotians and three Cambodians – were back in custody.

He noted that the other two – both Laotians – were still at large, without explicitly identifying their gender*.

The minister said the arrests of the five escapees were thanks to tips from the public, and praised the police for their efforts in the operation.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... king-place

* According to the photos of the convicts posted by CEO News, all the convicts are male. Two of them are still missing
Maybe the Laotians made a dash for the border and got across, definitely their best chance of long term evasion.

In hindsight, perhaps a prison so close to the Laos border is not the best place to hold Laotians.
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Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): On the evening of November 17, Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, announced that the remaining two prisoners who escaped from Stung Treng Provincial Prison on the night of 8 November have now been recaptured by the competent authorities.
All seven escapees are now safely in custody.
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