Bar Association Delays Questioning of Mu Sochua's Lawyer

According to The Cambodian Daily Newspaper, Volume 42, Issue 55-On Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
The Cambodian Bar Association on Monday again delayed a disciplinary board's questioning of Kong Sam Onn, the attorney of SRP lawyer pointed out that one of the five people chosen to investigate him worked for the man who had accused him of unethical conduct. Mr Sam Onn is representing Ms Sochua in her defamation suit filed last month against Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The inspectors were set to question Mr Sam Onn on May 25, but that hearing was delayed after two inspectors failed to show up. On Monday, a second attempt was made to question Mr Sam Onn, but it was again delayed after the lawyer complained that one of the inspectors, Hem Voun, works at Mr Ky Tech's Cambodia Law Firm.
Attorney Puth Theavy, who is one of the five bar-assigned inspectors, confirmed that the questioning session has been delayed until Mr Songhak deals with the apparent conflict of interest. "We dicided to delay the questioning because Mr Sam Onn has objected to Hem Voun," Mr Theavy said. Mr Voun said Monday evening that he doesn't intend to step down from the inspection panel unless told to do so by the bar's president.
Mr Songhak declined to comment on the conflict of interest when reached by telephone.

Breif & Republished by CI, Cambodia.