Court officials alleged as corruption
The corruption is spreading across Cambodia’s court system in Cambodia. Most of Cambodian people feel afraid of the court. They do not hope that the court would serve the common people with fair and justice and they also lost confidence in court.
Recently, the owner of Cobra III Guesthouse and Restaurant in Banbambang province filed a complaint to the Anticorruption Unit (ACU) on Tuesday by alleging a judge and deputy prosecutor who extorted him $13,000 in an exchange for release of his nine employees.
The Guesthouse was raid by police in April 2009 and nine workers was arrested on suspicious of acting as a front for a brothel. And later, those were released in an exchange of $13,000 at the request of the two above officials.
At the mean time, guesthouse owner also said that he has documents and evidence. He added that it is not an exaggeration or an illegal accusation, it is an offence of extortion.
The head of ACU said that so far his body received seven or eight complaints.
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