A Cambodian publisher of a local newspaper -- Voice of Khmer Krom -- was found dead and stuffed inside a suitcase on Wednesday in Kampong Speu province, about 40 kilometers outside Phnom Penh capital. Pov Sam Arth, 28, who was also the paper’s editor-in-chief was strangled and dumped in a deep valley, some 200 meters from national route 4.
Police said they have not had detailed information yet about the murder but that Sam Arth could be killed in Phnom Penh before dumping. They said Sam Arth was beaten into the face and strangled with a thin cable. Police said they are investigating the case.
At least seven journalists have been killed since the early 1990s and no one has been found for justice. Chhay Sophal (The picture: Sam Arth's photo and his body. It was picked up from a local newspaper, Raksmei Kampuchea)
