The Major General of the Commission then ordered the Prey Nup District Police Inspectorate and the Bit Trang Commune police to search and bring the two suspects to be interrogated at the police station. But once the culprits were taken into custody by administrative police of Bit Trang commune, the two suspects stubbornly refused to confess, until April 2, 2023 at 1:45am, when they both confessed to being on the motorbike and throwing stones at the Lexus the previous night.
The men said that they were angry because the oncoming car headlights were shining in their eyes, so they threw rocks at it.

"the two suspects stubbornly refused to confess, until April 2, 2023 at 1:45am."

I wonder what methods of coercion the police use. Stubbornly refusing to confess is also the behaviour of someone who has nothing to confess. A good kicking and the threat of a month in jail OR a false admission and signing a contract not to do it again?

The 'defence' of being angered by bright headlights doesn't wash as they would have to have the rocks on them so there is premeditation; they were looking for a target.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 12:34 pm My ex worked for the gendarmerie for a while. She resigned because the "coercive methods" were disturbing her.

I've often wondered why Khmers seem to confess within hours of arrest, often to capital crimes.

Yet I have never managed to extract any confession or even a tacit acceptance of wrongdoing or even wrongness. Even when faced with overwhelming evidence, they change the subject and/or come back with such an illogical reply you are stumped. Often this involves blaming you: "You are lazy and should have done it yourself, so it's your fault that I dropped/destroyed your [insert any valuable property here] and it is now broken" There then follows a mega-sulk until you accept you are in the wrong.

Window-Smashers were Drunk
Cambodia News (Koh Kong): On 18 May 2023 the Smach Meanchey Administrative Police Station, Dang Tung Police Station and Stung Veng Police Station received a complaint about the destruction of property by unknown people. A number of parked cars were attacked and the windows were broken.

After receiving the complaint, the three police forces named above investigated the case, and arrested 3 teenage boys:
1-16 years old Chit Soktra, from Prek Svay village, Sangkat Stung Veng
2- 18 years old Sao Polin, also from Prek Svay Village, Sangkat Stung Veng
3-17 years old, Kong Sovanreach, from Village 02, Sangkat Dang Tong

Upon arrest, the three suspects said they had used a machete to smash the cars, but they had thrown it away into the sea; police confiscated their black McWave motorcycle.
The three youths told police that the reason for their vandalism was that they were drunk and bored, so they did it for fun.In this case, the specialized criminal force is filling out a case to send the teenagers to court to continue the proceedings.

@Spigzy
Man Arrested for Stoning Cars with Slingshot

Cambodia News, (Kampong Speu): At 23:30 pm,on the night of July 9, 2023, the criminal force of Samrong Tong district, in cooperation with Post Peang Kong, arrested a person named Prum Koeun alias Ponlok, a 29-year-old man, living in Sla village, Vallis commune, Samrong Tong district, Kampong Speu province.

According to Colonel Khuth Sophal, Samrong Tong District Inspector, Prum Koeun, alias Ponlok, confessed that he and his accomplices had fired a slingshot at cars on the west end of the expressway bridge that night.

Already in the thread thanks, but the shirt is an anomaly ...

Cambodia News, (Oddar Meanchey): Under the direct command of Major General Huot Sothy, Commissioner of Oddar Meanchey Provincial Police, on July 29, 2023, Trapeang Prasat District Police Inspectorate arrested 8 gangsters after receiving a complaint from people who were victims of stone throwers.

At 17:45 on July 28, 2023, at the road junction at Ta Sam village, Ou Svay commune, Trapeang Prasat district. a group of youths were reportedly throwing stones and smashing car windows, causing 2 victims in the vehicle to sustain minor injuries. The case was reported to the local police, who took 8 youths into custody and confiscated 3 motorcycles, 1 stone, and 1 machete.


At present, the 8 gangsters, together with the above exhibits, are being sent to the provincial court for processing.