A Facebook post showing Sithong Sokha breastfeeding her baby while on duty. Facebook
PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Ministry of Interior’s Gender Working Group expressed deep regret that Siem Pang district police chief in Stung Treng province had warned a lieutenant colonel about breastfeeding while on duty.
Sithong Sokha, the district deputy police chief in charge of public order, posted a picture of herself breastfeeding on March 2, saying: “Because I am a mother, regardless of the circumstances I must forget about shyness and do everything for my children. This is real life.”
Then on March 6, she posted another message on Facebook apologising for posting a picture of herself breastfeeding while on duty.
The Ministry of Interior’s Gender Working Group expressed deep regret that Siem Pang district police chief in Stung Treng province had warned a lieutenant colonel about breastfeeding while on duty.
Sithong Sokha, the district deputy police chief in charge of public order, posted a picture of herself breastfeeding on March 2, saying: “Because I am a mother, regardless of the circumstances I must forget about shyness and do everything for my children. This is real life.”
Then on March 6, she posted another message on Facebook apologising for posting a picture of herself breastfeeding while on duty.
On March 9, Sokha was summonsed to Siem Pang district police headquarters to sign a letter promising to stop the practice.