Publication : Press Release

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (“CASC”) welcome the verdict in the country’s first trial using the Law on the Regulation of Concentrate Acid (the “Acid Law”). Be Soeun, who had been charged with intentional violence under Article 20 of the Acid Law, was convicted on 28 January 2013 by the Phnom Penh Municipal to five years in prison – the maximum sentence under Article 20 – and fined $2,500 USD (10,000,000 Riel) for attacking his ex-wife with acid.

Information Source : CCHR and CASC Welcome the Verdict of the First Trial Under the Acid Law

• CCHR