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Wanchalearm’s sister presents evidence in Cambodian court

In this June 20, 2020 file photo, Sitanun Satsaksit (right) talks to officials at the Human Rights Commission’s office after submitting a petition for an investigation into the disappearance of her brother in Phnom Penh. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)

PHNOM PENH: The sister of a missing pro-democracy activist presented evidence to a Cambodian court on Tuesday that she said showed her brother was in the capital Phnom Penh at the time of his alleged abduction by unknown gunmen.

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, 37, was bundled into a vehicle in front of his Phnom Penh apartment in June, New York-based Human Rights Watch said. Cambodian police have previously said they were unaware a kidnapping had taken place.

After attending a hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Wanchalearm’s sister, Sitanun Satsaksit, told…

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