Cambodia approves draft law punishing denial of Khmer Rouge …
1 day ago · Hun Sen, himself a former Khmer Rouge cadre, stepped down in 2023 and handed the premiership to his eldest son, Hun Manet. A UN-backed tribunal found two top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide ...
Cambodia approves law to prosecute deniers of Khmer Rouge …
1 day ago · The law would replace a similar bill, also initiated by Hun Sen and enacted in 2013, that bans statements denying crimes by the communist Khmer Rouge and carries a sentence of up to two years in jail. Rights groups have accused Hun Sen – who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades – of using the legal system to crush opposition.
Cambodia's Cabinet approves draft law ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · In 2013 Cambodia enacted a similar law against denying Khmer Rouge atrocities after then-Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the measure. He claimed that a leading opposition lawmaker suggested that some of the evidence of Khmer Rouge atrocities was fabricated by …
Cambodia ex-PM Hun Sen calls for new law to punish 'terrorists'
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's influential former leader Hun Sen on Tuesday (Jan 7) called for a new law to label anyone who attempts to topple his son's government as "terrorists", as the country marked...
Cambodia faces rigged election as Hun Sen extends total control - BBC
Jul 20, 2023 · Hun Sen, now 70, has ruled Cambodia since 1985. A former Khmer Rouge official who defected to Vietnam before the regime's fall, his survivalist grip on power has led to his boast that he is the...
Cambodian leader's son, a West Point grad, set ... - Associated Press News
Jul 21, 2023 · But the 70-year-old former communist Khmer Rouge fighter and Asia’s longest-serving leader says he is ready to hand the premiership to his oldest son, Hun Manet, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who heads the country’s army.
Hun Sen | AP News
Feb 21, 2024 · Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change? Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen had been a huge Facebook fan. Now he’s threatening to ban it. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
Hun Sen: long-serving architect of Cambodia's repressive state - France 24
Jul 26, 2023 · Asia's longest-serving leader Hun Sen outlasted the murderous Khmer Rouge, sidelined the monarchy and extinguished any glimmer of multiparty democracy during his nearly 40-year reign over...
Cambodia's long serving prime minister steps down — handing …
Aug 21, 2023 · Cambodia's authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen officially transfers leadership to his son after 38 years in power. Few expect the former commander of communist group Khmer Rouge to leave...
Cambodia to punish Khmer Rouge genocide denial with jail …
11 hours ago · The draft law – which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and provide justice for victims – was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister, Hun Manet, on Friday, the government spokesperson Pen Bona said.