Publication : Press Release

On 24 May 2012, 13 female representatives of the evicted communities at Boeung Kak were charged, tried, sentenced and imprisoned over the course of a single day. They were charged at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court under Article 504 of the Penal Code 2009 (Aggravating Circumstances (Obstruction of Public Official)) and Article 34 of the Land Law 2001 (Illegal Occupation of Land) (the “Charges”). Seven women were sentenced to two years and six months in prison, five to two years (with six months’ suspended sentence), and a 72-year-old to a year (with a year and six months’ suspended sentence).

Information Source : CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of 13 Boeung Kak Representatives on 24 May 2012

• CCHR