Asking about RCAF envelopes could be crime, says ACU boss

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Mech Dara and Niem Chheng

The sons of Om Yentieng – the Anti-Corruption Unit chief who is personally spearheading widely criticised probes into opposition figures and members of civil society – have been promoted to “assistants” to the body and given higher ranks.

Slammed as “nepotistic” by one transparency advocate, news of the promotion came as Yentieng threatened legal action against yet another opposition figure, Khmer Power Party (KPP) president Sourn Seray Ratha, who had asked the anti-graft boss to clarify what was in envelopes he distributed to soldiers in Preah Vihear province on April 6.

Yentieng – who has held several recent press conferences to publicise details of high-profile investigations relating to an alleged affair by CNRP acting president Kem Sokha and has at times asked speculative questions about those in the crosshairs – said Ratha had no right to request “clarifications” about corruption and may have committed a crime simply by asking.

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