Newspaper sued by Cham Prasidh for revealing alleged love triangle

Cham Prasidh and his wife, the powerful Lok Chumteav Tep Bopha Prasidh

Newspaper editor summoned stemming from Cham Prasidh’s lawsuit

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

The Phnom Penh municipal court issued a summon for the editor of the Phen Dey (Earth) Khmer (PDK) newspaper to show up at the court on 16 November 2007, to clarify about a published article on Cham Prasidh, the minister of commerce. The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that the summon was issued to the PDK editor after Cham Prasidh sued the newspaper for defamation and publication of false information. The article targeted by Cham Prasidh, which forced him to sue the newspaper, was published on 01 October 2007 and it involves Cham Prasidh’s love triangle. According to the Rasmei Kampuchea, Ten Borana, the PDK editor, already received the summon and he is looking for backup information to show to the court to legally defend himself.