King Sihamoni Signs Decree Terminating All Adviser Positions
King Norodom Sihamoni has signed off on a Royal Decree terminating the positions of every ministry-level adviser in the government except for those of Prime Minister Hun Sen in order to allow recently appointed officials to appoint new advisers. The decree, signed October 1 and obtained Tuesday, removes from office every deputy prime minister adviser and senior minister adviser appointed to their position before the swearing in of the government for the fifth mandate last month. “Terminate the positions of government advisers—all adviser/assistants to deputy prime ministers; all adviser-assistants to the cabinets of deputy prime ministers, senior ministers and ministers delegating to the prime minister; all adviser/assistants to ministry institutions; and all adviser/assistants delegating to ministry institutions who were appointed by Royal Decree before September 24, 2013,” the Royal Decree reads. Defense Minister Tea Banh said Tuesday that the termination of all advisers and assistants at the beginning of a new electoral mandate was “a normal issue” for the government, explaining that it would allow continuing and incoming ministers to appoint new advisers. … The appointments represented a culling of Mr. Hun Sen’s advisers compared to the previous electoral mandate, when his office staffed about 100 advisers and assistants.
Khuon Narim
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