12-Oct-2014
Publication : Press Release
Journalist Tang Tri, 48, of local Vealntri newspaper in Kratie Province, was shot dead around 1 a.m. Sunday as he attempted to document the transportation of illegal luxury wood near Pum Ksem Kang Krow Village. The Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) condemn this murder in the strongest terms possible and call on local authorities to take immediate action to investigate the case and bring the murderers to justice in order to end the cycle of impunity for those who perpetuate violence against journalists in Cambodia.
Information Source : CCIM, SEAPA condemn murder of Kratie journalist