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In February, government spokesman Phay Siphan told VOA that Phnom Penh acknowledged the judiciary was inadequate, but said improvements take time. |
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 19 April 2011
“I cannot accept this report, and I’ve asked [Mang Monika] to re-correct the mistakes.”
High levels of pre-trial detention and little legal representation for suspects remain chief concerns in the judiciary, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said Tuesday.
Mang Monika, who led a monitoring project for the organization between July and December last year, told VOA Khmer that police continue misconduct, “including threats and the use of violence or torture, continued to affect a small number of trials.”
“Judges continue to use mobile phones in court,” she added.
Mang Monika will present the findings of the project to the Appeals Court in a meeting Wednesday.
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