Does the Cambodian Police Officer kick the Monk?
A viral video depicting a monk being kicked and beaten by a police officer was posted on social media recently. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who speak Khmer, which they thought was the situation that happened in Cambodia. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the post above was misleading.
Social Media Claim
On January 12, 2023, one of the Facebook users posted a video showing the view of violently chasing a monk. The same user did not specify the details of the incident and location, which caused Facebook users on social media to share many times, along with varied expressions and reactions as well.
The following is the full video clip posted by the above Facebook user.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia started reviewing the video attached to the claim above through Google Reverse Image Search, leading us to find the following facts.
The same video clip was found and posted on Reddit on November 19, 2022, written in English as “Thai Police using police brutality against a monk (18th November)”.
The above aspect of the violence against a Thai monk was also published on The Bangkok Post website on November 18, 2022. The website is written in English: “The police fired rubber bullets at the protesters, including the use of violence against monks as well.”
Bangkok Post Link | Archived Link
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You may also find the details of this fact-check in the Khmer language.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia finds that the video clip attached with the caption made by the above Facebook user is misleading. This video clip shows a Thai police officer in Bangkok who kicked out the Thai monk on November 18, 2022.
