Public demand accountability in Cambodian ferry tragedy


Funeral for the 11 students who drowned after their boat sank in Kampong Phnom commune’s Koh Chamroeun village of Kandal province’s Loeuk Dek district on Oct 15. - POLICE

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Three suspects involved in the sinking of a ferry that killed 11 students in Kandal province were temporarily released on Oct 17, while authorities continue to investigate the case.

Provincial police chief Chhoeun Sochet said the three suspects, two of them women, were summoned for questioning on Oct 15 after a ferry sank in Loeuk Dek district’s Kampong Phnom commune on Oct 13.

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