Cambodian prosecutors have upgraded charges against a 40-year-old man to murder from attempted murder after he allegedly shot and killed a journalist in northern Siem Reap province while covering illegal logging in the area.
Si Loeuy is suspected of killing veteran Cambodian journalist Chhoeung Chheng, 63, who died of a gunshot wound on Dec. 7, two days after he was hit in the abdomen by a bullet fired from a home-made gun, while riding his motorbike near the Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary, in Chik Reang district.
Meas Chanpiseth, prosecutor of the Siem Reap Provincial Court, announced on Dec. 13 he would request an amendment to Si Loeuy’s charge to murder from attempted murder, which was originally made while Chhoeung Chheng was alive and undergoing surgery in a hospital.
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