Monday, April 07, 2008Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A report indicated that Heng Pov, the former police commissioner who is current in jail, owed $120,000 to his defense lawyer. The Cambodia Daily reported that based on court documents, right now, Heng Pov owes $120,000 to his defense lawyer. Because of his huge debt, Heng Pov wrote a letter to Chiv Keng, the president of the Phnom Penh tribunal, to Ang Vong Vathana, the minister of Justice, and lastly to Om Yen Tieng, Hun Sen’s advisor, to ask for intervention so that he can pull the money from his frozen bank account which holds more than $900,000. However, none of Heng Pov’s letters received a reply. In his letters, Heng Pov said that he asks to withdraw money from his bank account to pay his lawyer fees, his living expenses, and to pay tuition for his children. Kao Sopha, Heng Pov’s lawyer, said that he did not receive any fee from Heng Pov yet.
