The President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Hun Sen, welcomed and pardoned Moms Asany, a former official of the National Committee for Maritime Security in Koh Kong province, who often gave negative interviews to the media on the Cambodian government and the CPP.
A Cambodian-Australian opposition supporter known for criticizing Cambodia’s government on social media was severely beaten by unidentified assailants in Battambang province in what he says is a case of politically motivated violence.
Former lawmaker of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kong Sokphea wrote a letter requesting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to intervene to obtain a pardon and drop all charges against him, according to a letter seen by local news on Thursday (Apr. 18).
Three Khmer Will Party senators have been elected as members of the Senate’s specialised committees after the meeting with Hun Sen.
