Journalist probing illegal logging killed in Cambodia
Bangkok, October 14, 2014–A journalist investigatingalleged illegal logging activities in eastern Cambodia was shot dead early Sunday, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing and calls on authorities to identify the motive and ensure the perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Taing Try, a freelance reporter and a member of the independent Khmer Journalists for Democracy Association, was traveling with a group of eight other journalists at around midnight on Saturday when they saw several ox-led carts carrying logs, according to local reports.
Soon after, the vehicle carrying Try and another reporter became stuck on a dirt road. An assailant approached and shot Try in the forehead, reports said. The other reporter was not injured, according to the reports.
A police officer inspects a cordoned-off SUV yesterday in Kratie province after it was suspected of being used during the fatal shooting of a journalist. PHOTO SUPPLIED