A police officer accused of colluding with illegal loggers and violently attacking a fellow officer was sent to Tbong Khmum provincial court for further action, a judicial police official said on Tuesday.

Border police officer Ya Sophal was arrested on Sunday by Tbong Khmum provincial police after assaulting a fellow police officer while intercepting two trucks hauling timber near the Cambodia-Vietnam border on Saturday.

Sophal showed up during the operation, insulted and then punched police official Chen Sophat in the mouth. He faces a maximum three-month prison sentence and a 500,000 riel ($125) fine if convicted.