Thursday, July 05, 2007

Kiwi’s Cambodian Appeal Went Well: Lawyer

05 Jul 2007
Newswire.co.nz (New Zealand)

The lawyer for a New Zealand man convicted of sex charges in Cambodia says his latest appeal hearing went well and they presented a good case.

Graham Cleghorn was convicted in 2004 of raping five women who worked for him, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Yesterday, a Cambodia court heard Cleghorn's appeal in private, after a previous appeal was abandoned when witnesses were not summoned.

Cleghorn's Cambodian lawyer, Ry Ourky, says three out of the five complainants were cross-examined.

A decision on the appeal will be made next week.

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