Analysis: The PM’s catch and release strategy

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.

read more https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/analysis-pms-catch-and-release-strategy

 

-- © Copyright Phenom Pen Post 02/05