PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged the United States and European Union on Friday to freeze the assets of Cambodian leaders abroad in response to his government’s crackdown on the opposition and civil society. “I encourage the European Union and United States to freeze the wealth of Cambodian leaders abroad,” Hun Sen told a group of athletes in Phnom Penh, the capital. Hun Sen said he has no money abroad and any actions by the EU and the US would not hurt him. Hun Sen accused Kem Sokha, the leader of the CNRP of a US-backed anti-government plot. China, Cambodia’s largest aid donor, has leant its support to Hun Sen, saying it respects Cambodia’s right to defend its national security.

Source: New Strait Times December 15, 2017 07:07 UTC