Tycoon’s mother sees new charge over ‘gift’

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Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

The mother of tycoon Thong Sarath, a former general at the Ministry of Defence accused of murdering fellow tycoon Ung Meng Cheu, has been charged with allegedly giving a gift to a court official to secure her release from prison in February.

Keo Sary, 57, was questioned yesterday morning on charges of active trading in influence under Article 606 of the Criminal Code, which deals with gifts to public officials.

In December, Sary and her husband, Thong Chamroeun, were sentenced to two years in prison for possessing unlicensed weapons, while Sarath was jailed for 30 months in June on the same charge.

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