Foreigners accused of ‘producing pornography’ in Siem Reap apologise via video
5 February 2018
A video of 10 foreigners arrested in Siem Reap for allegedly “producing pornography” during a pool party shows the detainees apologising while also questioning why they had been arrested.
The incident occurred on January 25 at a villa in Siem Reap town’s Svay Dangkum commune where some 30 anti-human trafficking police arrested 10 people linked to a pub crawl called Let’s Get Wet for “pornographic dancing”, though a witness said there was no nudity at the party.
Phum Buntenh, who recently joined the group’s legal team, said two other lawyers had been hired as well, by friends and family of the suspects.
“They asked me to be their lawyer after they were sent to jail [pre-trial detention],” he said. “Now, I am preparing documents to send to their individual embassies, and another document to submit to the investigative judge.”
A video posted to YouTube of the 10, seemingly at Siem Reap Provincial Court, where they faced an investigating judge last month, shows the group reluctantly answering questions.