H.E. Chin Malin, Secretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, confirmed yesterday with AKP that the arrest of Mr. Thach Setha, Vice President of the Candlelight Party, was purely non-political, but an act of law enforcement.

A lawsuit over the issuance of dud check to settle his business transaction was filed and the court proceedings started since 2019, he said.

The proceedings had issued two verdicts for his clarification at the court, however, he did not show up, so the Phnom Penh Municipal Court lately issued his arrest warrant for further investigation, continued the secretary of state.

He suggested that Mr. Thach Setha cooperates with the court’s investigation of his case by working with his lawyer and proving concrete support evidences rather than manipulating it as a political matter that does not provide any legal basis for self-defence.

The arrest of the senior leader of the Candlelight Party was made in accordance with a warrant issued by Investigating Judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Jan. 16.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press