Description
Los Seng, the publisher of Los Seng News, was placed under court supervision for six months over a live video report by two staff members in Kampot province. The two reporters were arrested for covering a protest outside the Kampot provincial hall against the arrests of residents involved in a land dispute. Information Minister Khieu Kanharith also spoke in November against the arrests, saying, “If [journalists] take pictures in front of the provincial hall, why not let them take pictures?”
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Editor
Status of journalists
Unknown
Gender
Male
Age
Unknown
Country
Kampot
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
State actor (Police officer, Military officer, Government, public institution, etc)
Gender
Unknown
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2022
Type of incident
Criminal lawsuit/charge: Other charge
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