Cambodia: Samrong Tong police officers charged for shooting spree

The seven police officers are being held by the Kampong Speu provincial court for owning and using illegal weapons following a drunken night that led to the firing of the weapons in public. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Aug 27 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has charged Samrong Tong deputy police chief Kang Pheary and six other police officers of owning and using illegal weapons.

The officers are being detained temporarily at the Kampong Speu provincial prison, investigating judge Tith Dalin had announced.