RFA reporter in hot water

The Ministry of Interior is considering initiating criminal proceedings against a Radio Free Asia journalist accused of sneaking into the capital’s Prey Sar prison with a delegation of opposition lawmakers on Wednesday.

A Prisons Department report accused Chun Chanboth, deputy director of RFA Khmer, of pretending to be a CNRP assistant in order to enter the prison compound on Wednesday, and recommends criminal proceedings against him. However, the US-based journalist yesterday maintained that he did not trick the prison guards into letting him into Prey Sar’s Correctional Centre 1, noting that he had clearly stated his identity before being allowed to enter. Chanboth had been attempting to meet jailed political commentator Kim Sok, and was ultimately unsuccessful.

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