2006-07-07
Cambodia police imprisoned a soccer fan for 48 hours for faking the theft of his motorcycle, which he had lost in a bet on a World Cup match, police said Friday.
Sok Pagna, 19, borrowed US$100 (euro78) from a friend on Wednesday ahead of the France-Portugal match, and turned over his motorcycle as collateral, said police chief Kuy Phalla in the capital, Phnom Penh.
He put the money on Portugal, who lost 1-0.
With no cash to recover his bike, Sok Pagna told his mother that three men had stolen it from him on a Phnom Penh street. His mother escorted him to the police to file a theft report, Kuy Phalla said.
An investigation found that no robbery had occurred, and Sok Pagna confessed. Police decided to teach him a lesson by throwing him in jail for two days, Kuy Phalla said.
The teen is due to be released Saturday, in time to watch Sunday's World Cup final between France and Italy.
Sok Pagna, 19, borrowed US$100 (euro78) from a friend on Wednesday ahead of the France-Portugal match, and turned over his motorcycle as collateral, said police chief Kuy Phalla in the capital, Phnom Penh.
He put the money on Portugal, who lost 1-0.
With no cash to recover his bike, Sok Pagna told his mother that three men had stolen it from him on a Phnom Penh street. His mother escorted him to the police to file a theft report, Kuy Phalla said.
An investigation found that no robbery had occurred, and Sok Pagna confessed. Police decided to teach him a lesson by throwing him in jail for two days, Kuy Phalla said.
The teen is due to be released Saturday, in time to watch Sunday's World Cup final between France and Italy.
2 comments:
Hello, i found your site in effort to uncover the truth about the word "Yuon", and with success, i think it is fair to say that this word is not racist. And have expressed so in my post. I guess this is one step further into understanding cambodia, i hope that my posts on the history of cambodia is is some way accurate, but i use the information i have. Before i go, would just like to say thankyou for that post you did about it.
hun sen had bet that Germany would win and go on to play for the world cup. unfortunately, he lost. however, what so lucky for him was that he had by passed the 48 hours behind bar. good for you Sen, you did it! you would deserve more PHD's.
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