Members of the Bar Association of Cambodia (BAC) voted to disbar lawyer Benson Samay
following his controversial appointment as the country's sole official notary. A
recent meeting saw 138 of the 142 members in attendance vote that the position of
notary was incompatible with that of a lawyer. Technically this means that Samay,
a former interim president of the Association, cannot practice law in Cambodia, but
he said the expulsion was not legal as proper procedures had not been followed. "This
threatening action is criminal in the eyes of the law," he stated in a press
release, "and [members of the BAC] should be punished for this shameful act."
Contact PhnomPenh Post for full article
Post Media Co LtdThe Elements Condominium, Level 7
Hun Sen Boulevard
Phum Tuol Roka III
Sangkat Chak Angre Krom, Khan Meanchey
12353 Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Telegram: 092 555 741
Email: [email protected]