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Cambodia: Innocent Prisoners 1700 Days in Prison
By: licadho
Posted: Sep 25 08
Witnessed: 2492 times
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Independence of the judiciary
Tags: Cambodia, Chea Vichea, Detention, justice
September 23, 2008 marked the 1,700th day that Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun have spent in prison for a crime they did not commit.
Despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence, the two men continue to serve 20-year prison sentences for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea. They remain in Phnom Penh's PJ prison, where they have been since their arrests on January 28, 2004.
On the Tuesday morning, over 70 family, friends and supporters gathered outside of PJ prison in a show of solidarity to release balloons to mark the 1,700th day in prison for the two men. The group gathered outside the prison walls adjacent to the two men's prison cell in the hopes that they would be able to see the balloons and hear that people are still supporting them.
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