Press clubs denounce attack on journalists

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Phak Seangly and Shaun Turton

Press freedom groups have condemned a violent attack on two reporters by security guards at a rally in Phnom Penh yesterday.

Voice of Democracy (VOD) journalist Khut Sokun was “hit and kicked” while covering a rally by Boeung Kak activists at City Hall, while guards attempted to seize and destroy VOD photographer Heng Vitchet’s camera equipment, according to a statement released by the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media, which runs VOD.

According to the statement, the pair was interviewing activists when they were confronted by about five guards who accused them of working for opposition parties and tried to destroy their gear.

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