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The second victim was When Kan entered a different and her grandchildren had escaped Beng commune police chief Chhoe- A SOLDIER shot and killed his wife 30-year-old Lach Taingsmak. room of the house, the woman the house. ung Chbab said on Tuesday that a Bri- and that of another soldier on Mon- Kan belonged to Battalion 243 of escaped with her grandchildren and At around 7pm, soldiers broke into gade 243 report said Kan had driven Ren day before fleeing to a forest on foot Intervention Brigade 4. reported the incident to the police. the house only to find Kan missing. to Taingsmak’s home on Monday. and eventually killing himself in a “The soldier fatally shot himself Phin said after receiving the They then searched the nearby forest. According to the report, Kan could be standoff with the military. because he refused to surrender him- report, soldiers from Battalion 243 The search for Kan continued until heard arguing with Ren, and a few The crime took place at Interven- self to the unit,” Phin said. surrounded the house, called Kan 1pm on Tuesday. After finding his moments later two gunshots were heard. tion Brigade 4’s compound in Beng According to witnesses, Kan fled to and demanded his surrender. footprints, Kan who was nearby start- Chbab said at the scene of the commune, Banteay Ampil district, a wooden house about 50m away after Kan allegedly replied: “Don’t come ed firing his weapon at the soldiers. accident, two women were found Oddar Meanchey province. murdering Ren and Taingsmak. in, I don’t care about the young chil- The soldiers attempted to per- dead and covered in blood not far District police chief Khul Phin iden- While hiding in the house, Kan held dren, or the old lady, if you dare try suade him to surrender, but he alleg- from each other. Both victims had tified the soldier as 55-year-old Soeun a 70-year-old woman and her four to to get in, I will kill them all.” edly shouted: “I will not give myself been shot in the chest. Committee set to tackle crowding in prisons Voun Dara paign [as it goes forward],” he said. Ministry of Justice spokesman INISTER of Justice Chin Malin who is also a member Koeut Rith on Monday of the committee said on Tuesday announced the crea- that detailed plans will be revealed tion of a court com- next Monday. Child alert Mmission made up of four working “At that time we will make clear the A boy sits in a hammock attached to a cart in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. Planning minister Chhay Than has told officials to monitor the process of identifying poor families who can receive aid during the pandemic. HONG MENEA STORY > 3 groups to tackle the issue of over- rules and mechanics of the pro- crowding in prisons. gramme, practice actors, expected Rith will serve as committee director results and implementation period. and will be joined by secretaries of “The creation of this committee state Chan Sotheavy and Prum Sithtra is to carry out this campaign and its as deputies, and five other secretaries purpose is to solve the issue of over- California inmates want Covid-19 of state at the ministry as members. crowding in prisons.” The committee will be tasked Malin said Rith will chair the Mon- A GROUP of California, US, prison- of our jail environment – and that’s prisoners were released in a pre- with issuing guidelines, rules and day meeting although, if necessary, it ers tried to infect themselves with not going to happen,” said county emptive measure to avoid a cata- action plan necessary to imple- could be led by a deputy director. He the new coronavirus in a futile bid sheriff Alex Villanueva. strophic Covid-19 outbreak. ment effective campaigns to clear said the ministry could use its seal to win freedom, a senior police offi- Some 21 prisoners tested positive Still, 357 prisoners have tested a backlog of cases at each munici- and budget to fulfil the duties of the cial said on Monday. in the prison section where the video positive in the county, which has the pal and provincial court. committee. He said the four working Inmates at a facility in Castaic, north was shot “as a result of the behav- US’ largest prison population. “This campaign will contribute to groups will deploy members to each of Los Angeles, were filmed sharing a iour”, he added. The footage was “just a sampling of improving the institutional capacity municipal and provincial court. disposable cup and sniffing a used The activity came to light as prison the many other videos being reviewed and improve the judicial service as well “We will conduct the campaign by face mask while crowded together. officials investigated a broader spike in and used in the ongoing investiga- as reduce overcrowding in prisons. dividing responsible areas at each “Somehow, there was some mis- Covid-19 cases behind bars, with nearly tion”, said John Satterfield, a lieuten- “The committee will also issue court,” he said. taken belief among the inmate popu- 40 per cent of those incarcerated in Los ant in the sheriff’s department. solutions to the challenges arising Secretary of state Kim Santepheap lation that if they tested positive, that Angeles County now in quarantine. It was not clear how the outbreak from its implementation and follow there was a way to force our hand and Los Angeles County currently has at the North County Correctional up, check and evaluate the cam- CONTINUED – page 3 somehow release more inmates out 11,700 inmates, after more than 5,000 Facility in Castaic began. AFP one month’s free VIP subscrIPTION Young Cambodians THE PHNOM PENH POST build educational app Lifestyle Inside page 12 FOR THE FIRST 1,000 PHNOM PENH POST KeeDu for children READERS WHO REGISTER! 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST MAY 13, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Repair of Red Temple nearing completion Soth Koemsoeun wall and all the sculptures in the temple. Overall, we have THE director of the Apsara Na- achieved over 80 per cent of tional Authority’s (ANA) depart- the work. After the completion ment of conservation outside of this project, we will contin- Angkor Archaeological Park ue to repair other temples in Chhean Rotha said on Tuesday Phnom Kulen,” Rotha said. that his team has completed 80 Apsara technical repair of- per cent of the planned restora- ficial Leu Chan Nora, said tion of Kraham Temple. on Tuesday that the Kraham Experts claim the temple was Temple is a sandstone brick built in the 9th century during building dedicated to the the reign of Jayavarman II. Hindu god Shiva. He said the team has excavat- It is located at Phnom Kulen ed areas in search of sculptures National Park, 370m above sea and art pieces as well as cleared level and 14km from the Giant plants and trees from the walls Buddha statue. The site is home and roof of the temple. to two temples – Kraham Tem- They’ve also repaired parts ple I and Kraham Temple II. of the walls and roof, but Rotha Before the renovation, Chan said he will need to request a Nora said Kraham Temple second round of renovations I was partially destroyed by to fully complete the work. trees and roots which grew The main goals of the sec- into its structure. Its roofs and ond project, he said, are to walls were dilapidated and fully repair the temple’s roof the temple’s bricks were cor- and repair additional artwork roded by age and weather. found around the temple. Past excavations, which He also wants to repair the had been carried out with Interior minister Sar Kheng said the police officials showed a lack of leadership and failed to carry out their duties. HEAN RANGSEY temple’s lingam and yoni, a the intent of stealing parts of symbolic religious structure the temple, had damaged its which pays homage to the foundations which support- Hindu god Shiva and repre- ed the lingam and yoni. Parts sents the unity of the male of the lingam and yoni were Sar Kheng warns K Chhnang and female essence. scattered on the ground. “The Kraham temple is ex- Rodents and other animals tremely dilapidated. The team had also started to live within cleaned the inside and outside the crevices of the temple. top police officials to buck up of the temple area, removed “All these factors created an the plants, cut down trees and urgent need for repair in or- Long Kimmarita Resource Department Im So- Tuesday that the five officials Asked why they were began to repair the temple. der to restore it,” Chan Nora koeurn, deputy provincial police had committed mistakes in warned, Lou said that the “After that, we repaired the said. INISTER of In- chief in charge of the Criminal their work. He said the warn- warning was attributed to terior Sar Kheng Investigations Department Tith ing was the first step and the frictions in internal affairs.