President of the Cambodian Appeal Court has been removed in accordance with a royal decree issued on Thursday due to her intention to receive bribe, according to local media on Sunday.
King Norodom Sihamoni signed the decree to remove Ly Vouch Leng, according to requests from Prime Minister Hun Sen and Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vattana, said Cambodian-language newspaper the Kampuchea Thmey.
The removal arose from her involvement in a bribe case, unofficial source told the newspaper.
Ly Vouch Leng had expected to get 30,000 U.S. dollars of the 120,000 U.S. dollars of bribe money pledged for the release of two men, who were sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over running pornographic business at Hotel Chhay Hour in Phnom Penh, the source said.
She managed to help release Te Pou Ly and Sam Leng, who were later arrested again over irregularity of the case.
Ly Vouch Leng was replaced by You Bun Leng, co-investigating judge of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , and she will get a new position at Ministry of Justice.
Meanwhile, police detained Chhon Pouch on Thursday, who had attempted to bribe the officials in deputy of Te Pou Ly and Sam Leng. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court will conduct more investigation of the case.
Source: Xinhua
King Norodom Sihamoni signed the decree to remove Ly Vouch Leng, according to requests from Prime Minister Hun Sen and Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vattana, said Cambodian-language newspaper the Kampuchea Thmey.
The removal arose from her involvement in a bribe case, unofficial source told the newspaper.
Ly Vouch Leng had expected to get 30,000 U.S. dollars of the 120,000 U.S. dollars of bribe money pledged for the release of two men, who were sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over running pornographic business at Hotel Chhay Hour in Phnom Penh, the source said.
She managed to help release Te Pou Ly and Sam Leng, who were later arrested again over irregularity of the case.
Ly Vouch Leng was replaced by You Bun Leng, co-investigating judge of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , and she will get a new position at Ministry of Justice.
Meanwhile, police detained Chhon Pouch on Thursday, who had attempted to bribe the officials in deputy of Te Pou Ly and Sam Leng. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court will conduct more investigation of the case.
Source: Xinhua
