Hun Sen’s Nephew Hits Back at Allegations

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s nephew Hun To hit back strongly yesterday at allegations published in a leading Australian newspaper, The Age, which linked him to an international drug smuggling and money laundering ring, demanding that the publisher print a retraction. Mr. To sent a letter to the publisher of The Age, care of Australian Ambassador Penny Richards, demanding a correction and apology, and threatening legal action. “I have never been involved in any heroin trafficking or involved in money laundering directly or indirectly,” Mr. To said in the letter. … In an interview at his home in Phnom Penh yesterday, Mr. To provided a copy of his Cambodian passport to The Cambodia Daily, which showed that he had visited Australia on several occasions, the most recent in November, staying for two months, and on two other occasions in 2010. …