The Ministry of Justice has declared 2022 the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector” in an attempt to overhaul its working processes, amid increasing concerns that the Cambodian judiciary is being bought over by business interests.
The justice ministry has termed 2022 as the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector”, in a purported bid to improve work effectiveness.
The Battambang Provincial Court has placed a Thai national in pre-trial detention for breaking into two homes in Ratanak Mondol and Banan districts. Court spokesman Chea Chanreaksmey said Thavy Nong Nuth, 46, has been charged with aggravated theft. “Investigating Judge Nuth Somaris ordered his detention . under articles 353 and 357 of the Criminal Code,” she said.
The Military Police sent seven suspects to Battambang Provincial Court for illegally transporting weapons, as they continued to investigate the case to identify possible ringleaders for prosecution.
A man was sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on January 23 with over 25kg of methamphetamine, ketamine and ecstasy, while another man with 17kg of dried marijuana was referred to the Battambang Provincial Court in a separate case on the same day.