Description
On June 4, Prime Minister Hun Sen criticized Radio Free Asia's (RFA) Khmer service, calling one of its reporters a "silly person." Hun Sen warned that if RFA Khmer wanted its office to be reopened in Phnom Penh, it would need to remove the reporter he called "silly."
Although the prime minister did not name the reporter specifically, he was likely referring to Chun Chanboth, the manager of RFA Khmer.
In 2017, RFA Khmer closed its Phnom Penh office after two of its staffers were arrested on spying charges. At the time, RFA said it was "impossible" to continue operating in Cambodia.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Other
Status of journalists
Unknown
Gender
Male
Age
Unknown
Country
Phnom Penh Capital
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Prime Minister Hun Sen
Background (state actor or non state actor)
State actor (Police officer, Military officer, Government, public institution, etc)
Gender
Male
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Online bullying
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