[Vietnamization, intelligence gathering] Cambodia, Vietnamese Pledge Crime Cooperation

Cambodia, Vietnamese Pledge Crime Cooperation

Khmer Times | 1 March 2016 

The Justice Ministries of Cambodia and Vietnam will sign agreements regarding inmate transfers and mutual assistance, according to Cambodian Ministry of Justice spokesman Chin Malin. The agreements will make it easier and more efficient for the Justice Ministries to crack down on border crimes, particularly those related to the drug trade.

 

During a meeting with officials from the Cambodian Justice Ministry, Vietnamese Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong spoke with Cambodian Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana about the highly successful cooperation between the two countries and their implementation of a cooperative MoU issued in 2009 as well as two agreements from 2013 pertaining to extradition and civil sector assistance, Mr. Malin said.
 

“This meeting was to find better and more effective mechanics for the agreements that we already had, and included the discussion of a number of new agreements for future cooperation,” Mr. Malin said, adding that both ministers plan to sign two new agreements regarding inmate transfers and cooperation between the countries’ criminal sectors.
 

In the meeting, both officials raised points and addressed the issue of securing the border, particularly strengthening cooperation to prevent and crackdown on border crimes including those having to do with drugs, Mr. Malin said.
 

He added that in 2016, both parties pledged to strengthen their mutual legal support in the fields of law and justice, and will offer each other important information and documentation pertaining to cases.