Chea Sim's son named Prey Veng governor

Marking the latest scion of the Cambodian People’s Party’s leadership to ascend into a prominent public position, the youngest son of late former ruling party president Chea Sim has been promoted to governor of his father’s native Prey Veng province. Police Lieutenant General Chea Somethy, currently a deputy National Police chief and head of the Interior Ministry’s anti-economic crime department, will replace retiring incumbent Has Sareth, according to a royal decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on December 14 and released yesterday.

CPP officials hope Somethy will increase the party’s support base in the province where his father was born, which was narrowly captured by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party six seats to five in the 2013 election. CPP spokesman Sok Eysan said the party’s permanent committee had backed the “capable and smart” Somethy, who is in his 30s, after considering “many” senior officials for the position.

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