Trial begins in case of fraud

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

The trial of a former journalist and real estate company owner who is accused of cheating a land broker out of more than $130,000 began yesterday in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

 accused of cheating more than $130,000 from a landlord, who is his business partner through buying the land and paying in installments committed in 2019, in Kandal province’s Ang Snual district.

Court Judge Seng Leang identified the accused as Meakh Samruol, 43, a former Sloek Rith TV Online reporter and owner of World of Real Estate company living in Meanchey district’s Boeng Tumpon commune.

Judge Leang identified the plaintiff as Neth Pov, 65, a land broker living in Kandal province’s Ang Snuol district’s Boeng Khnar commune.

He said that Samruol was charged with “Breach of Trust” under Articles 391 and 392 of the Criminal Code and was arrested on November 12, 2020.

The plaintiff told the court yesterday that he sold nearly two hectares of land in Boeng Khnar commune’s Tual Prich village for around $150,000 to Samruol on an 18-month installment plan in May 2018.

Pov said that after three months, he had only received around $10,000 from Samruol.

“When I rescinded the contract with him and demanded my land back, he did not return the land back to me,” Pov said. “He later forged the land document and took my land as his own until today.”

Pov is demanding around $130,000 from Samrual, who claimed that he has already divided the land into 37 lots for sale. 


The hearing will continue on March 3.



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