Prey Sar Prison director accused of graft

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Chhay Channyda

The Anti-Corruption Unit on Tuesday published a complaint against the director of the Prey Sar correctional centre for women and children (CC2), alleging that he took bribes from prisoners and families and illegally pocketed government funds.

Klot Dara, the director, denied that he charged families 32,000 riel (about $7.83) to visit their loved ones; charged $100 to $500 to let prisoners swap cells; pocketed 10 to 15 million riel ($2,447 to $3,670) of prisoners’ government meal allowances each month; and took in the salary of nine “ghost workers” for four years.

“The point that he takes money from prisoners . . . for the swapping of rooms does not exist,” Dara’s official response reads. “The swaps have been made based on the expert office’s necessity.”

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Cambodia cleaning up corruption? Has hell frozen over?

Or maybe brother Klot has fallen out of favor.