Heng Pov’s lawsuit delayed to 23 August

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Federal court of Malaysia, the highest judicial body of Malaysia, has delayed the lawsuit brought by Heng Pov, the former police chief of the city of Phnom Penh, against 3 Malaysian government officials for illegally deporting him to Cambodia, originally scheduled to 18 July, to 23 August instead. Sivananthan, Heng Pov’s Malaysian lawyer, told The Cambodia Daily that after delaying the case once from 28 March to 18 July, the court decided to delay the case further to 23 August without providing any reason behind this delay.

Kem Sokha asks for a delay in court appearance

Thursday, June 28, 2007
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that Mr. Kem Sokha, the former president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), asked for a delay in his court appearance to clarify about the defamation lawsuit brought by his former workers. Kem Sokha asked for a delay to 30 July 2007, claiming that he is too busy with organizing the HRP congress. The report indicated that 5 former CCHR employees sued Kem Sokha for defamation. Following the filing of the lawsuit, the deputy prosecutor issued a summon for Kem Sokha’s court appearance on 28 June 2007 so that he can be questioned about this lawsuit. But on 26 June, Ms. Meng Sopheary, Kem Sokha’s lawyer, requested the court for a delay to 30 July instead claiming that her defendant is busy with the party congress which will be held on 22 July.