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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sopheng Cheang

Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity

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In a case that has sparked widespread public outrage, a court in Cambodia formally charged a real estate entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh.

Social media has been awash for the past week with comments asserting that the suspect is likely to get off because he is rich, a common view about the Southeast Asian country's justice system. The court ruled Saturday.

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