Camera offers leads in officer killings

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Buth Reaksmey Kongkea and Igor Kossov

Seven men now under arrest in Preah Vihear for the slaying of two forest patrol officers in a nighttime ambush were identified from still photos taken from the camera of a fallen officer, a source familiar with the investigation said yesterday.

Six of the suspects were detained on Sunday and one more was detained yesterday, according to Lieutenant Colonel Thean Heng, the deputy chief of the provincial police. So far, none have been charged. Police are asking the provincial court prosecutor to let them keep the suspects in detention for longer than the legal limit of 72 hours.

“We need to conduct more investigation and research about this case . . . because they did not confess their offenses yet,” said Heng. Police declined to provide the suspects’ names.

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