Analysis: The PM’s catch and release strategy

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As the master angler of Cambodia’s admittedly small political pond, Prime Minister Hun Sen is the king of catch and release.

 

Such appears to be the case with Nhek Bun Chhay – once a formidable military commander in the 1990s with a loyal following, and now a leader of the splinter royalist political party, the Khmer National United Party. Bun Chhay was released on bail late Monday night – a rare occurrence in Cambodia, where pre-trial detention is the norm rather than a last resort, resulting in prisons across the country being crammed to three times their capacity.

 

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