Thousands demand justice for slain critic

Seeking justice: A woman crying while praying at Kem Ley’s grave during the first anniversary of his murder in Takeo province. — AFP

TAKEO (Cambodia): Thousands gathered at the grave of a prominent Cambodian critic who was gunned down a year ago in a murder that sparked widespread anger and scepticism over the alleged killer’s motives.

Kem Ley, a popular and charismatic political analyst, was shot twice in the head as he sipped coffee in Phnom Penh – a brazen assassination that sent shockwaves through the country’s already beleaguered activist community.