In a case that has sparked widespread public outrage, a court in Cambodia formally charged a property entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh.
Social media has been awash for the past week with comments asserting that the suspect is likely to get off because he is rich, a common view about the Southeast Asian country’s justice system. The court ruled on Saturday.
The suspect, 50-year-old Srey Sina, allegedly shot to death 27-year-old Long Lysong and his 25-year-old fiancée Khim Kanhchana on June 17 while intervening in a dispute between neighbours. Two other victims in their early 20s sustained minor injuries.
