Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Study Finds Persistent Concerns in Judiciary


In February, government spokesman Phay Siphan told VOA that Phnom Penh acknowledged the judiciary was inadequate, but said improvements take time.
Chun Sakada,
VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Tuesday, 19 April 2011

High levels of pre-trial detention and little legal representation for suspects remain chief concerns in the judiciary, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said Tuesday.

Mang Monika, who led a monitoring project for the organization between July and December last year, told VOA Khmer that police continue misconduct, “including threats and the use of violence or torture, continued to affect a small number of trials.”

“Judges continue to use mobile phones in court,” she added.

Mang Monika will present the findings of the project to the Appeals Court in a meeting Wednesday.

“The data from the 532 trials monitored to show mixed results,” according to a draft of the report.

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