Description
Bun Rith, 47, an owner of Rithy Dav Dek News, was summoned by Mondulkiri provincial police, accused of defaming of local authorities through social media. The summons was made after he published traffic accident news dated 16 June 2022 alleging the local authority intentionally ignored the case after taking a bribe. Bun Rith admitted his mistake and changed the article after meeting with local authorities
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Mondul Kiri
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2022
Type of incident
Criminal lawsuit/charge: Other charge
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