Facts disputed in journo ‘attack’

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Four journalists said they were assaulted and had their cameras smashed while they were covering the flow of goods and people across the Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district on Saturday evening, though their alleged attacker maintained it was they who violently assaulted him.

The reporters alleged that the attack’s instigator was Thin Marnan, whom they identified as a police officer, which Marnan yesterday denied – an assertion corroborated by a border police official.

Though the journalists said yesterday Marnan rushed them with a machete, his attempts to cut them were unsuccessful. Meanwhile, photos emerged of Marnan being treated for injuries he said were caused by the journalists.

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