Police investigate the crime scene where political analyst Kem Ley was shot dead at a Caltex service station in Phnom Penh last July. Hong Menea
15 Feb, 2017 Andrew Nachemson
PPP
An American lawyer representing former opposition leader Sam Rainsy confirmed yesterday that an official subpoena demanding Chevron release CCTV footage of Kem Ley’s murder was issued on Monday in California.
Chevron has 30 days to challenge the subpoena or supply the relevant evidence.
“Our communications to date have indicated that the company will likely challenge at least some parts of the subpoena,” said Rainsy’s lawyer, Eva Schueller, via email yesterday.
On Friday, California judge Donna Ryu approved Rainsy’s right to seek “audio and video recordings from July 1 through 14, 2016 at the Caltex station”, among other documents.
Ley was gunned down at a Chevron-owned Caltex station on July 10. Schueller and Rainsy believe the assassination was planned in advance, and Rainsy has called it a government-sponsored hit, which he hopes the extra two weeks of footage will help to prove.
Gareth Johnstone, a Chevron spokesman, repeated claims yesterday that the company gave all copies of the footage to the Cambodian government, and declined to comment on the subpoena, directing questions to Cambodian authorities.
Khieu Sopheak, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the police have no plans to release the footage, and bristled at the idea of US involvement.
“Chevron can do that but we do not obey,” he said. “The court of America has no right in Cambodia . . . We are not the 51st state of America.”
3 comments:
I think Chevron will said (They didn't have it} Chevron didn't set up any cctv If the station operator set up than chevron has no control over that and end up chevron will paid some kind of neglected . I think real video will not come .
The named Caltex service station in Phnom Penh is a Chevron franchise, and as a franchisee that service station has to follow Chevron business, safety and security format.
So the service station has no choice in setting up the cctv cameras, if it wants the Chevron franchise.
On Friday, California judge Donna Ryu approved Rainsy’s right to seek “audio and video recordings from July 1 through 14, 2016 at the Caltex station”, among other documents.
Everyone does have the right to seek information. Basically the Judge did not grant Rainsy anything extra. Caltex can always decline to give the information, citing some reason to their liking.
A subpoena is a compelling demand from the court to supply information. Failure to comply would be faced with a charge "Contempt of the court".
At this moment, there is no subpoena against Caltex of Cambodia. Make that clear.
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