Court Summons Provincial Police Chief for Questioning in Fraud Suit

The Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court has summoned the chief of the Pursat provincial police to appear for questioning after a local land buyer accused him of making a fraudulent land sale. Khut Puthy, the 33-year-old buyer, is now seeking compensation from chief Sar Theng after the provincial official accepted money from him for the sale of more than 10 hectares of land that he may not actually own.

When asked about the lawsuit, the chief of Svay Chrum commune in Kampong Chhnang, where the sale took place, told VOD he believes documents Theng has provided claiming ownership of the land are not legitimate.

“The documents that he sent me are not official documents,” said commune chief Y Phuon, adding that Theng had only sent pictures of the documents by phone. “But when I verified them with the books of the commune, they were not there, so I conclude that this is a fake document.”

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