In tirade, Hun Sen calls on military to ‘destroy’ opponents

Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s strongman leader Hun Sen on Thursday called on his country’s military to “destroy” opponents if the government comes under threat, in a tirade in which he described himself as the “the one who steers the wheel” of the army.

The 66-year-old premier has in recent weeks turned up the rhetoric against the now-dissolved opposition party, the European Union and other critics of his government.

In full: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/tirade-hun-sen-calls-military-destroy-opponents/#.XEonOaeZM6g

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