Hun Sen
President of the Senate of CambodiaWikipedia
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Oct 24, 2026
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She was at breakfast during our team's visit to Long Bay, at Deng's casino party surrounded by illegal drugs.
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And at his isolated hilltop scam compound, she's also attended at least one meeting between Deng and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. 101 East understands that Tiet Mani is a member of the bodyguard unit of the Cambodian National Police.
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The department is headed by Yim, the younger brother of Deng's alleged business partner, Yin Lihak.
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I am also his...
Ben KiernanGUEST
But most of them were, I think, rebels against the Khmer Rouge and or had been, uh, refugees.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Hun Sen, for instance, who's now the head of state and his son is the Prime Minister.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Hun Sen fled from the eastern zone, uh, in 1977, long before the rebellion.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Chihesin and Heng Samrin were leaders of the rebellion against the Khmer Rouge.
Ben KiernanGUEST
It's not been clear whether they participated in any atrocities, and as I mentioned, the eastern zone was, was certainly the most moderate of the zones.
Ben KiernanGUEST
And so the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, were still on the Thai border with their army, threatening to return to power with the support of Thailand and China and in the United Nations with the support of the United States of America.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Uh, that's how the Khmer Rouge managed to prevent a tribunal from being established until the 2000s.
Ben KiernanGUEST
It was only when Pol Pot died in 1998 and the UN held elections in Cambodia in 1993, which were jointly won by the Sihanoukists and Hun Sen's State of Cambodia party.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Well, it's certainly true that many of the leaders of the new regime were former Khmer Rouge, but most of them were, I think, rebels against the Khmer Rouge or had been refugees.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Hun Sen, for instance, who's now the head of state and his son is the prime minister, Hun Sen fled from the Eastern Zone in 1977, long before the rebellion.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Chia Sim and Hang Seng Rin were leaders of the rebellion against the Khmer Rouge.
Ben KiernanGUEST
It's not been clear whether they participated in any atrocities, and as I mentioned, the Eastern Zone was was certainly the most moderate of the zones under Salpim, and it was the one that had the most, according to refugees from that zone, it was the most moderate.
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States of America.
Ben KiernanGUEST
That's how the Khmer Rouge managed to prevent a tribunal from being established until the 2000s.
Ben KiernanGUEST
It was only when Pol Pot died in 1998 and the UN held elections in Cambodia in 1993, which were jointly won by the Sihanoukists and Hun Sen's State of Cambodia Party.
Ben KiernanGUEST
Sihanoukists actually won slightly more votes, but Hun Sen eventually took over from them.