Criminal police and Koh Kong provincial officers reportedly investigated the fatal shooting of a man in Khemara Phoumin on April 3, 2026. Three suspects, including the alleged shooter, were detained.
According to the provincial police report, those detained on April 5 were សាយ សាន្ត, a 35-year-old male police officer alleged to have fired six AK-rifle shots at the victim; សាយ សៀវហ្វុង, a 23-year-old man without fixed employment; and យុន ស្រីលាភ, a 20-year-old female restaurant worker. Officers seized one folding-stock AK rifle, one magazine, 24 rounds and two motorcycles. Specialists were compiling the case for referral to the relevant department for further legal procedures. The report said the inquiry followed instructions from National Police Commissioner General ស ថេត and the head of the Koh Kong provincial unified command.
Written by: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
