Pursat provincial authorities were holding one Vietnamese suspect after a shootout with a group accused of burning a fisheries office in the wake of a crackdown, officials said Tuesday.
Three Vietnamese men were killed in the shootout with police in Pursat province, following an earlier scuffle with authorities over operations against illegal fishing. A rights worker confirmed the arrest of a fourth man Tuesday.
Court officials were not available for comment, and an official at the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh said the incident should be fully investigated.