Journalist Faces Arrest Warrant After Filming Land Clearing

A Preah Vihear journalist said he is facing arrest after filming a bulldozer clearing state land. The provincial court said the warrant was issued after the man failed to appear for questioning four times. Try Sophal, a journalist for online news outlet “Everyday,” said the case dated back to late 2021, when he reported on a bulldozer clearing state land in Kulen district’s Srayong commune. He and other journalists then received complaints of stealing and threatening, he said. “But I [only] saw the crime and I filmed and reported. Why did they accuse me of that?” Sophal said. Sophal said he was also beaten at the time but that the provincial court had released the assailants. He complained to the Anti-Corruption Unit about the cour