Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 14 – Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) investigating judge Im Vannak ordered to temporarily detain deputy secretary general of Ministry of Interior Duong Ngiep in PJ prison on Monday afternoon (14 Feb), allegedly charged with fraud.

Duong Ngiep was arrested earlier on Monday.

According to the court’s statement issued on 10 February, Ngiep was charged on 21 June 2021 with two accounts of “Fraud” under Articles 377 and 378 of the Criminal Code and “issuing the dud cheque” under Article of 231 of Law on Negotiable Instrument and Payment Transactions in Phnom Penh Municipal Court. He faces up to three years in prison.
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