Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng issued a notice on Wednesday telling the police to stop using violence against citizens to enforce Covid-19 restrictions. The announcement was made after pictures and videos of police brutality went viral.
Colonel San Sok Seiha, spokesman for the Phnom Penh Municipal Commission, said on Wednesday afternoon that the authorities would use ‘Hot Dharma’ against people living in Red Zones or vulnerable areas who violate the lockdown laws.
Mr. Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, told Fresh News that police using sticks to beat people to force them to go back home is like parents disciplining their children.
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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/cambodia-poli ... 03319.htmlA Phnom Penh police spokesman said the caning and arrests were in order to save lives, claiming that most of the public supported them.
"The Phnom Penh administration has decided that no one is allowed to leave their homes because the area is at risk of infections," spokesman San Sokseiha said.
"A small number of people didn't listen, and we must take measures to save their lives," he added.
But Cambodian human rights groups condemned the canings and arrests, saying that there were better ways to ensure people protected themselves and others from the coronavirus.
"We are shocked such severe punishments are used against people for some small infractions," Naly Pilorge, director of rights group Licadho, said.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) echoed the concerns.
"We are also dismayed at footage showing use of force by authorities against individuals. Violence is never the answer," CCHR's executive director Chak Sopheap said.
Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith also criticsed the use of canes and said police should not use such force if perpetrators did not react violently.
"Do not forget the word serve the people," Khieu Kanharith said on Facebook, next to pictures of police holding sticks.
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Hehe it is sad but also a tad funny to watch... Where do these people end up and what keeps them from jumping the truck? Do they need to handover ID? Not saying it is a good idea but in the West you are cuffed in the back of a cop car. Not as enticing to do a runner.
Why are they hitting people walking alone along the riverside? Wasn't the caning thing only meant for the redzones? Afaik, you can still walk alone or in pairs to get food, etc. in the rest of the city.
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