On January 17, 2025, the publisher of LS Luos Seng News was taken in by Veal Veng district police for questioning for at least three hours after he made a live report about villagers in Chrok Preal village, Pursat province protesting against the sacking of their village chief.
The journalist said on January 17, the villagers told him about a protest and asked him to cover it. He said when he arrived at the protest in front of the commune hall and prepared to start the live report, the police came and took him. They asked for his media license and press card.
The police also asked him to reveal who informed him about the protest. The journalist said before he traveled to cover the news, he informed the Pursat governor about his mission.
But on January 21, 2025, the Pursat province administration issued a letter denying that the administration was informed and accused the media outlet of “attacking” the provincial governor.
Description
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
Pursat
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
Type of incident
Physical Intimidation
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