The Press Release on the arrest of Mr. Morm Rithy
On the evening of May 7, 2024, around 6 PM, the police of the Administrative Post Police of Boeung Tum Pun 2 besieged the CLC office to arrest Mr. Morm Rithy, the president of the Cambodian Tourism and Services Workers Federation (CTSWF), in charge of “the incitement to commit a crime and to lose of faith in the court’s decision,” which is related to his Facebook live on the labour dispute between his local trade union and Jin Bei Casino on February 24, 2022. According to the attached arrest warrant, he will be sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in jail.
It should be noted that he was first arrested to listen to the arrest warrant at the Administrative Post Police of Boeung Tum Pun 2 and then sent to Prey Sar prison.
The Cambodian Labor Union was established on April 9, 2006 and registered at No KB / VK on December 31, 2008 at the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, a democratic and independent federation. Currently, CLC has 124023 members from 10 member federations, associations and unions ...
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