A Cambodian court acquitted a military policeman accused of killing a journalist who exposed illegal logging, a lawyer told the Global Post. Ean Bunheng and his wife were arrested in September 2012 after the body of journalist Hang Serei Oudom was found in the trunk of his own car having suffered several axe blows to the head.
In his final article, on Sept. 6, 2012, Oudom accused the military policeman, the son of a senior provincial official, of smuggling logs in military-plated vehicles and extorting money from people who were legally transporting wood. The defense lawyer told the Post that the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.
Oudom's wife plans to appeal the ruling and has asked rights activists for help fighting the case.
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