Lawyer summons PM’s lawyer

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The lawyer of political analyst Kim Sok, who was recently detained and charged with defamation, asked the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to summon the prime minister’s lawyer to ask and answer questions in his presence and the investigating judge. Meanwhile, the Appeal Court also plans to hear a complaint filed by Mr. Sok’s lawyer against the court’s detention order.
 

Mr. Sok was detained temporarily on February 17 on charges of public defamation and incitement to cause chaos in society following the decision of municipal court investigating judge Ros Piseth over complaints by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s lawyer Ky Tech. Mr. Sok’s lawyer Choung Chou Ngy said yesterday that he submitted a request to work on the case to the president of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday, asking to summon the plaintiff, Mr. Tech, to answer questions with the accused in front of judge Piseth.
 

“The request was made because the Mr. Kim Sok wants to clearly understand the prime minister’s complaints and explain his comments,” Mr. Chou Ngy said. Municipal court spokesman Ly Sophana said the investigating judge would review the request and decide later.
 

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