Mon, 27 Aug 2007
DPA
Phnom Penh - A pair of enterprising Cambodian tire repairmen were in jail Monday on charges that they spiced up business by lacing roads around their roadside repair stalls with nails. Chamcarmon district police in the capital of Phnom Penh said they detained Khy Pros, 21, and So Mom, 26, both of whom made a living from fixing flat tires on the roadside, on August 17 after a senior government official's car was stopped in its tracks by a suspicious quantity of nails on the road.
Upon a investigation, police allege Pros was found to be carrying half a kilogram of nails and Mom 3.5 kilograms of nails.
Both men were remanded in custody to face charges of vandalism and disrupting public order by Phnom Penh Municipal Court are now serving up to six months in Prey Sar jail awaiting trial, court officials said Monday.
If convicted, the hapless entrepreneurs face up to five years each in prison.
Upon a investigation, police allege Pros was found to be carrying half a kilogram of nails and Mom 3.5 kilograms of nails.
Both men were remanded in custody to face charges of vandalism and disrupting public order by Phnom Penh Municipal Court are now serving up to six months in Prey Sar jail awaiting trial, court officials said Monday.
If convicted, the hapless entrepreneurs face up to five years each in prison.
