Minister of Justice Koeut Rith led a meeting of an ad-hoc sub-commission to implement an action plan devised by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on January 6 told working groups at relevant ministries and institutions to cultivate their “cooperative spirit” to more effectively prevent and combat money laundering and related offences.
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith once again advised municipal and provincial court administrators, judges and prosecutors to speed up the investigating stage of prosecutions for misdemeanours and minor offences to reduce overcrowding in prisons – especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith expects the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) to work harder at improving the country’s judicial system in its new mandate. The call came as BAKC announced its 33 newly elected members after an election on October 18.