Publication : Press Release

On August 21, 2007 at 6 a.m. a wealthy and well-connected businessman named Oum Chhay, who had been arrested on suspicion of drug-trafficking, was found lying dead on his back on the ground beneath the balcony of the office of the Anti-Drug Department in Phnom Penh. The police immediately said that the suspect had committed suicide by jumping from a first floor window when he went to the toilet.

Information Source : Cambodia: Suspicious Custodial Death Underlines Need for Protection of Suspects’ Rights

• AHRC-Asian Human Rights Commission