Foreign Ministry says UN worker has immunity

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Shaun Turton and Mech Dara

Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that the Kingdom’s “competent authorities” stop legal action against United Nations staffer Soen Sally – one of several people charged with bribing the alleged mistress of Kem Sokha – declaring the human rights worker protected by UN immunity.

Contradicting a May 1 declaration by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who warned UN workers in Cambodia that they could not rely on their immunity for protection from arrest, the ministry has recommended the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN be obeyed, according to spokesman Chum Sounry.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has informed the competent authorities about the immunity of Mr Soen Sally and requested the Cambodian competent authorities to stop the legal procedure against Mr Soen Sally,” Sounry said.

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All depends on the nationality of Soen Sally : if he is Cambodian he should be treated the same way as other Cambodians regardless his UN status