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.
Rights groups have slammed the arrests and called for the youth activists to be released.
Further, the document states that the purpose was to enhance “national revenue collection”, to “protect national security” and to assure “social order,” terms often used in other vaguely-defined legislation.
The four officers wrote a letter addressed to Interior Minister Sar Kheng on July 30 accusing Ouk Kosal of physical assaulting them. The assault accusations include inappropriate touching and non-penetrative sex acts.
While officials have not been clear over the evidence used against Rong Chhun, they are likely linked to his recent comments and statements over alleged irregularities in border demarcation along the Cambodian border with Vietnam.
The actor and activist calls on the international community to do more to protect the most vulnerable from the most heinous crimes.
Thun Ratha, a member of the environment network Mother Nature Movement, said the police should not have stopped the activists and monks, because their activity was lawful.
Three arrests in as many months could make journalists fearful of reporting on critical issues, media experts say
The video, shot by a bystander, starts with one of the officers placing his knee on the back of Vey Longreach’s neck, despite having restrained the alleged drug offender’s arms.
The document, released by Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) and titled “Eviction and Relocation,” provides statistics on all reported land evictions in Phnom Penh since the 1990s.
The families of the jailed CNRP members said they were facing economic and mental stress following the arrest and wanted their loved ones to be released from prison.
Asked if the investigation was ongoing, National Police spokesperson Chhay Kimkhoeun questioned VOA Khmer’s query, eventually saying the investigation had not been closed.
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