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Conviction upheld for Heng Pov deputy

| Publication date 01 May 2015 | 08:30 ICT

Conviction upheld for Heng Pov deputy

Upholding a previous in absentia conviction, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Hang Vuthy, formerly the deputy chief of Phnom Penh’s serious crimes police and the right-hand man of disgraced ex-municipal police chief Heng Pov.

Vuthy – nicknamed Yumareach, or “the Chief of All Devils” for his tenacity as a cop – was being retried for the 2003 attempted murder of National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha, though his convictions in absentia included a host of other charges, including the assassination of a judge, which earned him more than 60 years in prison.

“Based on hearing, the court has found that the municipal court’s in absentia decision . . . accordance with law,” judge Top Chhunheng said.

At trial, Vuthy said that his confession was the product of torture, and yesterday he told reporters he would appeal the decision.

Contact author: Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

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