Suspects stick to stories in Oudong Buddha's relics theft

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May Titthara

After more than a year and a half in pre-trial detention, six men charged over the theft of a golden urn said to hold the Buddha’s remains from Oudong Mountain in December 2013 will have to wait another two weeks for a verdict.

The suspects were yesterday tried at Kandal Provincial Court some 20 months after the urn, gold and other relics were discovered missing from the stupa at the former capital.

During the hearing, Kandal Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Somrithy Vesna accused main suspect Keo Reaksmey, who has admitted stealing the treasures but claimed he acted alone, of hiding information to protect accomplices.

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