Police raid at Teuk Thla market (Photo: Bunnak, Koh Santepheap newspaper)Friday, March 02, 2007
Police raid in Teuk Thla market
By LD
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
The Phnom Penh municipal police raided Thursday morning the Teuk Thla market, located on Pochentong Boulevard. The market is known for selling army and police uniforms and equipments, Men Ra, the deputy police commander, declared. Accompanied by the district chief, the deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh court, the police force confiscated 22 items: pants, army shorts, T-shirts, hats, whistles, shoes, badges and armbands bearing the symbol “HS,” the initials of the prime minister. Twenty stall owners promised in writing not to sell such merchandises any more. In the past, several police raids already took place at this market, during those raids, sellers were also forced to sign such promise.
