Cambodia police detain 8 at peaceful protest against arrests
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PHNOM PENH- Police in Cambodia detained eight activists, including two Westerners, who wore black clothing in a peaceful protest Monday in support of human rights workers who were jailed last week, a rights advocacy group said. They were released after being held for several hours.
Om Sam Ath of the group Licadho said the eight were among as many as 200 people taking part in a "Black Monday" campaign to show their solidarity with one former and four current officers of another human rights group, ADHOC. He said the two Westerners were a German and a Swede who worked as advisers to Licadho.
The detainees were released without immediately facing charges. National Police spokesman Gen. Kirt Chantharith said the six Cambodians were detained because they sought to incite disorder, but were released after they agreed to sign letters recognizing their mistake.
