Environment group urges investigation into Cambodian shooting incident
Environmental group Global Witness has called for an investigation into a shooting incident involving the Phnom Penh governor at a forestry checkpoint in the kingdom’s northeast last week. “The attempts by bodyguards of Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema to shoot their way through a Forest Administration checkpoint… constitute a serious breach of the 2002 Forestry Law,” the group said in a statement late Monday. “Global Witness calls for a criminal investigation of the incident and prosecution of those responsible,” the London-based campaigners said of the Thursday shooting in Kompong Cham province. Full Story