Allegedly Drunk Police Celebrate Khmer New Year with Gunfire

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Seven Cops Questioned After Firing Guns While Drunk at District Hall
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Nat Sopheap
| Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:25 pm
The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has questioned seven police officers after some discharged their firearms on two occasions last week while drinking alcohol outside a government building, an official said.

Provincial court deputy prosecutor Ou Phat told VOD on Sunday that he was questioning the seven officers, including Samraong Tong district deputy police chief Korng Pheary and six others, after the men got drunk at the district hall compound on August 18 and 19.

Phat said no one was injured by the gunfire.

At least six of the officers fired their weapons, while government offices were closed for the rescheduled Khmer New Year holiday last week, a police report published in local media said.

Samraong Tong police chief Khut Sophal declined to comment on Monday while provincial police chief Sam Samuon said the case was being processed and referred questions to the court.

Phat could not be reached on Monday.

On the morning of August 18, Pheary, a lieutenant colonel in charge of the security unit, used his handgun to fire three rounds outside the district hall, according to a police report dated August 20 from district police chief Sophal to provincial police chief Samuon, which was published in Khmer-language Nokorwat News Daily.

On the following day, at 6:30 p.m., Pheary along with other officers gathered again for a party where alcohol was present and used his firearm to shoot randomly at a pond inside the district hall compound, the report said.
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Cambodia: Samrong Tong police officers charged for shooting spree
AseanPlus News
Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
7:54 PM MYT

PHNOM PENH, Aug 27 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has charged Samrong Tong deputy police chief Kang Pheary and six other police officers of owning and using illegal weapons.

The officers are being detained temporarily at the Kampong Speu provincial prison, investigating judge Tith Dalin had announced.

Pheary and the others were taken into custody on charges they fired 10 rounds on the grounds of the Samrong Tong district court on August 19 while in a state of drunkenness.

ACNCIPO head Chea Hean, who has been observing the case, said there used to be people to intervene and release them.

“If anyone requests to release the officers or request they remain free on bail, I will conduct an investigation related to corruption.

"Meanwhile, the prosecutor has already charged and detained them,” he said.

Kampong Speu provincial police chief Sam Samoun said Pheary and another officer, Kan Saoly, are the owners of the weapons.

Rights group Adhoc spokesman Soeng Sen Karuna, said a further investigation should be carried out on all officials in the Kingdom.
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