On the brink: old political battle lines are redrawn after murder

Article Abstract:

The murder of Kov Samuth, the senior Interior Ministry official, in Phnom Penh in November 1996, has worsened the simmering tension in Cambodia's fragile coalition government. Emergency delegations from the Interior and Defence Ministries were sent to the northwest to prevent possible clashes between those loyal to the Funcinpec party and the Cambodian People's Party. The parties are keen to improve their political and military stances with the signing up of defecting guerrillas, and there are concerns by diplomats that the local polls and national elections scheduled for 1998 will be jeopardised.

Police Protection, Political Kidnapping & Murder, Assassination, Political crimes

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Enemies everywhere: edgy leaders run out of patience with critics

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Cambodian leaders seem nervous without evident reason recently, contributing to a crackdown on dissidents and journalists as well as the shooting of four foreign youths. Second Prime Minister Hun Sen became convinced Aug 27, 1995, that either First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh or Interior Minister Sar Kheng was plotting to topple him in a coup, so he set up roadblocks, where nervous soldiers subsequently shot four young motorcyclists, one the son of a diplomat. A harsh new press law has also drawn US ire.

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Arrested development; prince's detention shows strength of ex-communists

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Second Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia showed his ascendancy with the arrest of Prince Norodom Sirivudh and the charges of terrorism, subversion, and criminal conspiracy levied against him. Sirivudh, the king's brother, has been at odds with Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who led royalist party Funcinpec to power in UN-organized elections. Now Hun Sen's once-communist Cambodian People's Party has effective control, thanks in part to the disarray of Funcinpec, where Sirivudh was an anti-corruption leader.

Political activity, Sirivudh, Norodom

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