三名柬埔寨人因攻击对手议员被拘留

AS IT IS 2015-11-10 Three Charged for Assaults on Cambodian Lawmakers 三名柬埔寨人因攻击对手议员被拘留

Three Cambodian men are in custody¹ after attacks on rival lawmakers last month in Phnom Penh.

The suspects are Chay Sarith, Mao Hoeurn and Suth Vanny. They gave up to police last week. The three claim to have attacked lawmakers Nhay Chamroeun and Kong Saphea. The lawmakers are members of the National Rescue Party.

The attacks happened after protests supported by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The attacks took place outside parliament in view of police. Police did not get involved in the violence.

VOA was told by a Phnom Penh lawyer the three men were charged with, “intentionally causing violence and destruction of property.”

The two victims were taken to a hospital in Bangkok for treatment. They said they would like to see those who ordered the attacks arrested.

Nhay Chamroeun suffered a broken nose, teeth and ribs². Kong Saphea received bruises³ and cuts to the face.

The suspects could each serve seven years in prison.

The Rescue Party’s Yem Ponrith praised the charges. He said the number of attackers numbered more than three.

Defense⁴ lawyer Choung Choungy said the men should be charged with serious crimes. He said the charges should include attempted murder.

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custody – n. the state of being kept in a prison or jail

ribs – n. any one of the curved bones of the chest that connect to the spine 

bruises – n. dark and painful areas on or under the skin which are caused by an injury

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

3 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。