'Cheque book' judiciary claims in Cambodia

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Updated May 19, 2009 12:06:59

Numerous stories of corruption in Cambodia's judicial system are filtering into newspapers in Phnom Penh.

Alleged corruption includes claims that graduates are forced to pay out tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, to be considered for posts as judges, in a country where some members of the judiciary did not even finish high school.

Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speakers: Professor Carl Thayer, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Australian Defence Force Academy; Sisowath Sereyroth, Vice President of Cambodia's Opposition FUNCINPEC Party

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