SEAPA
Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of silencing critical voices in the country in the face of growing discontent among Cambodians induced by the government's corrupt practices and mismanagement of the economy and the effects of the worldwide financial crisis.
Speaking before representatives of the international media in a panel discussion organized by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) in cooperation with the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on 23 September 2009, Sam Rainsy said the Hun Sen administration has launched a crackdown, not only against journalists, but also legislators, civil society officers and even their lawyers.
He said the government's corruption has further weakened the national economy. "Cambodia is losing US$500 million every year to corruption," he said.
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