A statue of Saddam Hussein built during his dictatorship was toppled after his downfallBy Khouth Sophakchakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
PRIME Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet has called for a ban on statues depicting living political leaders, after it was discovered this week that a statue erected inside the Anticorruption Institution was a likeness of the premier.
In a statement issued Thursday, Ho Sothy, director of the cabinet, called on government departments and members of the public to refrain from making statues of leaders who are still alive, saying such works are not compatible with Cambodian culture.
“Making or carving the statues of the living people, especially the government leadership, is against the national culture and custom,” the statement said.
Om Yentieng, a senior adviser to Hun Sen and chairman of the Anticorruption Unit, said he had commissioned the 3-metre-high statue.
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