Cambodia: Labour Ministry announces Govt took measures to drop criminal charges against labour rights defender Moeun Tola
[This is an unofficial translation by Solidarity Center]
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Press Release
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is pleased to announce to the general public that in order to guarantee rights to freedom of profession organizations, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) has taken some measures through judicial proceedings to drop criminal charges of the criminal case number 5750 dated 5 September 2017 against Mr. Moeun Tola, who has been charged with ‘breach of trust’, committed during 2016 in Phnom Penh, under Articles 391 and 392 of the Criminal Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
RGC remains having a high commitment to promote rights to freedom of profession organizations in line with the existing Cambodian laws.
As above-mentioned, this is to inform the general public.
Phnom Penh, Friday, April 27, 2018