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Online journalist detained for quoting Cambodian prime minister’s advice on COVID-19


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Police said the PM's joke should not be repeated to avoid confusion

 

Cambodian journalist Sovann Rithy of the TVFB digital news outlet was arrested on April 7, 2020, for publishing a video report quoting Prime Minister Hun Sen.

 

The report contained Hun Sen’s advice to drivers to sell their motorcycles in order to avoid being bankrupt during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic since the government has no money to help informal workers.

 

The president made the remark while discussing the economic impact of the COVID-19 measures that the government will implement like movement restrictions and reduced business activities.

 

read more https://advox.globalvoices.org/2020/04/10/online-journalist-detained-for-quoting-cambodian-prime-ministers-advice-on-covid-19/

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