On 2 November 2022, the Bavet police chief ordered several reporters who were live-streaming a traffic accident to stop and delete the corresponding videos. When Luos Seng News journalist Prum Chantha refused, the police chief grabbed his phone to delete the video himself while threatening to handcuff him. The publisher of Luos Seng News later filed a complaint for threats against reporters with the Svay Rieng Provincial Court on 21 November 2022. He claimed the prosecutor had tried to discourage him from doing so, asking him to ‘compromise’ instead.